How Long Does a Michigan Probate Take?

“How Long does a Michigan Probate take to complete?”  Many of our clients ask how long the process will take.  Just like the good lawyer I am, I answer “it depends.”  What I do know is that at the very earliest the process will take at least 5 months after appointment of a persona representative.

There is quite a bit going on during those 5 months, which is the earliest not the average time of a Michigan probate of an estate.  In that time a personal representative is appointed, notice is sent to interested parties, claims period runs with newspaper publication, etc.

One of the reasons many of our clients opt for a living trust based Michigan estate plan is to avoid the Michigan probate system.  Our clients do not want to be involved in the lengthy, time consuming Michigan probate system.

-Christopher J. Berry, Esq.
Michigan Probate Lawyer | Michigan Estates Lawyer