{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-700.5404","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.5404","heading":"Original petition for appointment or protective order.","body":"Sec. 5404.\n\nThe individual to be protected, a person who is interested in the individual's estate, affairs, or welfare, including a parent, guardian, or custodian, or a person who would be adversely affected by lack of effective management of the individual's property and business affairs may petition for a conservator's appointment or for another appropriate protective order.\n\nThe petition must set forth to the extent known the petitioner's interest; the name, age, residence, and address of the individual to be protected; the name and address of the guardian, if any; the name and address of the nearest relative known to the petitioner; a general statement of the individual's property with an estimate of the value of the property, including compensation, insurance, a pension, or an allowance to which the individual is entitled; and the reason why a conservator's appointment or another protective order is necessary. If a conservator's appointment is requested, the petition shall also set forth the name and address of the person whose appointment is sought and the basis of the claim to priority for appointment.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 700","Act Act-386-of-1998"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-700-5404","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"a048f7b7a32cf6ed86d3a39cbe6266480687357fa4889c0428f4c76dc91284d0","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-700.5403","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-700.5405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}