Circuit court forms

To apply for informal administration of an estate.

To establish the persons who are the heirs of a decedent.

To grant the application for informal administration.

To guarantee performance as fiduciary.

To identify property subject to administration.

To account for the receipts and distributions affecting the property subject to administration.

To close the estate without converting to formal administration.

To file a claim against an estate.

To petition the court to dispense with a guardian ad litem.

To prove will by attesting witness.

To request appointment of a special administrator.

To report completion of duties and request discharge of special administrator.

To grant the petition for formal administration and to appoint personal representative.

To request approval of the final account and enter final judgment.

To petition for termination of joint tenancy or life estate separately from the final judgment.

To obtain certification of termination of the decedent's interest(s) in property transferring outside probate or vesting interest in survivorship marital property in surviving spouse.

To consent to serve as trustee and designate resident agent for nonresident trustee.

To seek a determination of the heirs and their rights in the property of the decedent. Used when: decedent died intestate; more than 6 years have passed since death; no estate administration has taken place.

To petition for approval of account and request authority to transfer residue to representative in the domiciliary jurisdiction.