Michigan Household Paperwork Bundle: 4 Kits in One Download (MI Executor and Estate Kit, Michigan Small Claims Kit, Michigan POA Signing Kit, Michigan Will Signing Kit)

Who it is for

Families in Michigan getting papers in order: signing a power of attorney or will, settling an estate, or taking a money dispute to small claims.

Not the right fit if

You only need one of these papers (buy that kit on its own), or nothing is in Michigan. Not a form preparation or legal service.

Why it is different

• 4 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Michigan kits are built only from our Michigan data files: Sources, checked November 2026: Michigan Courts form PC 598, Affidavit of Decedent's Successor for Delivery of Certain Assets Owned by Decedent (4/24); MCL 700.2502, Execution; witnessed wills; holographic wills (Michigan Legislature); Michigan small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Michigan courts: small claims information (DC 84 info, rev. 6/26); Michigan courts: How to get a money judgment in small claims court (DC 84 instructions, rev. 1/24); Michigan power of attorney data file, checked November 2026 against Uniform Power of Attorney Act, Act 187 of 2023 (Michigan Legislature); Planning for Your Peace of Mind (Michigan Legislature, revised 12/2025); Michigan will signing data file, checked November 2026 against MCL 700.2502, Execution; witnessed wills; holographic wills (Michigan Legislature); Types of Wills (Kent County, Michigan); MCL 700.2505, Who may witness (Michigan Legislature).
• Every kit in the set is written for Michigan.

What is inside

• Michigan Executor and Estate Kit. $50,000 adjusted each year: $53,000 for deaths in 2026, $51,000 for deaths in 2025 (Treasury notice of January 30, 2026). No real property can be in the estate. Real estate in the person's name alone takes the estate out of this procedure. 29 days. More than 28 days after the death. Signed before a notary. The court form is sworn before a notary; it allows electronic or remote notarization. Handed to the bank or other holder. Presented to whoever owes the debt or holds the property, with the death certificate; no court filing. PC 598, Affidavit of Decedent's Successor for Delivery of Certain Assets Owned by Decedent. State Court Administrative Office form, revised 4/24, under MCL 700.3983. Court order distributing small estates (MCL 700.3982): For an estate of $50,000 or less (adjusted yearly), the probate court may order the property turned over to the surviving spouse or heirs after funeral and burial costs are paid. Two witnesses, each signing within a reasonable time after seeing the signing or the acknowledgment. Allowed. The county probate page describes sworn statements before an officer authorized to administer oaths, or a signed statement under penalty of perjury instead. Recognized if dated and the signature and material parts are in the testator's handwriting. A will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it. Assets, debts, payments and distributions; it compares the countable assets with $53,000, picking the figure for the date of death, dates day 29 after the death and flags real estate in the person's name alone, which rules the route out.
• Michigan Small Claims Court Kit. In Michigan, small claims (Small claims division of the district court) cover claims up to $7,000. From the official page: The court can't order more than $7,000 through a judgment, even if the claim is worth more. Where and how to file, from the official pages: The district court in the county where the claim happened or where the defendant is established, resides or is employed (MCL 600.8415). Fees: claim up to $600: $30 ($25 filing fee plus $5 electronic filing system fee); $600 to $1,750: $50 ($45 plus $5); over $1,750: $70 ($65 plus $5). From the SCAO instructions for form DC 84 (rev. 1/24). Service runs from about $15 by certified mail to $26 plus mileage for personal service. Fee waiver: form MC 20. Service: A process server, or certified mail restricted to the addressee; the clerk can arrange it for a fee. The defendant should get notice at least 7 days before the hearing. Lawyers can't represent a party at the hearing. Appeal: Both parties give up the right to appeal a small claims judgment. Either party can move the case to the general civil division before the hearing, where attorneys, a jury and appeals are allowed. How to use the kit, the 8 confirmed Michigan facts at a glance, what we couldn't confirm (online filing) with the page to check, and a yes/no checklist: is the amount under $7,000, is it the right court, is there someone to serve and something to collect from.
• Michigan Power of Attorney Signing Kit. Get your Michigan power of attorney signed the way the state's own law describes. To be durable: acknowledged before a notary, or signed before two witnesses who also sign. Step by step in signing order: statutory form: Start from the official form: Statutory form power of attorney (MCL 556.401); notary or witnesses: Sign in front of a notary, or in front of witnesses instead; witnesses: If you skip the notary: two witnesses; agent's acknowledgment: The agent signs before acting; recording for real estate: The act has no recording requirement; a power to convey real property doesn't need the legal description; durable after incapacity: Durable if executed with a notary or two witnesses, unless it says incapacity ends it. Healthcare: A patient advocate designation is signed, dated and witnessed by two people; close relatives, heirs and the physician can't witness. Notary: "Be acknowledged by the principal before a notary public or other individual authorized to take acknowledgments." Witnesses: "A witness may not be an agent nominated in the power." Agent's acknowledgment: "Before exercising authority under a durable power of attorney, an agent shall execute an acknowledgment" Recording for real estate: "does not need to contain the real property's legal description." Durable after incapacity: "is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal." Healthcare power of attorney: "in writing, signed, dated, witnessed by two people, and executed voluntarily." Recording: The act has no recording requirement; a power to convey real property doesn't need the legal description. Agent: Before acting under a durable power of attorney, the agent signs an acknowledgment of duties, substantially in the statute's form (MCL 556.402). Plus a copies log.
• Michigan Will Signing Day Kit. Bring 2 witnesses. The rule: Two witnesses, each signing within a reasonable time after seeing the signing or the acknowledgment. Pick witnesses who get nothing under the will and aren't married to someone who does. A notary or another officer who can give oaths can take the self-proving affidavit, or the witnesses can sign a statement under penalty of perjury instead. Allowed. The county probate page describes sworn statements before an officer authorized to administer oaths, or a signed statement under penalty of perjury instead. The rule here: A will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it. The testator signs (or acknowledges the signature) while the witnesses watch, then each witness signs. This checklist is for a typed will signed with witnesses. Where the original is and who has copies. Handwritten wills in Michigan: Recognized if dated and the signature and material parts are in the testator's handwriting. The 5 confirmed Michigan facts at a glance; not confirmed: electronic wills, remote witnessing.