Who can be appointed personal representative of an estate?
In Michigan, certain people have priority to be appointed as a personal representative as follows:
- A person who is nominated as the personal representative in a will
- The decedent’s surviving spouse
- Other people who are included in the decedent’s will as devisees
- Other heirs of the decedent
- After 42 days after the decedent’s death, a creditor can nominate a personal representative