Small Estate Affidavit - Michigan

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Michigan lets a decedent’s successor (spouse, child, heir, or devisee) collect bank accounts, vehicles, and other personal property of a small estate with a sworn affidavit, without probate court (MCL 700.3983). Michigan lets a decedent’s successor (spouse, child, heir, or devisee) collect bank accounts, vehicles, and other personal property of a small estate with a sworn affidavit, without probate court (MCL 700.3983).

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Who this form is for

  • Michigan lets a decedent’s successor (spouse, child, heir, or devisee) collect bank accounts, vehicles, and other personal property of a small estate with a sworn affidavit, without probate court (MCL 700.3983).

What you'll need

  • Read the packet and check the receiving agency's required form.
  • Gather the names, dates and supporting records requested in the document.
  • Review the packet's signing, identification and witness instructions.

How to complete it

  1. Check that you qualify At least 28 days have passed since the death, the estate has no real property, no personal representative has been appointed, and the estate is worth $53,000 or less (2026 deaths; the limit is adjusted each year).
  2. List the successors and property (Page 2) Attach a certified death certificate.
  3. Swear before a notary (Page 3) Bring a current, government-issued photo ID.
  4. Present it, with the death certificate, to each bank or company holding the property. For a vehicle, the Secretary of State has its own transfer process for heirs.
  5. Michigan courts publish an official version, PC 598, which many banks prefer. We can notarize either.

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