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Michigan Form PC 593: Petition for Complete Estate Settlement
What this form does, who files it, what it costs, and how to avoid the errors that get Michigan filings rejected.
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Quick Answer
What is Michigan form PC 593?
Form PC 593 asks a Michigan probate judge to formally settle and close an estate, approve the personal representative's accounting, and enter an order determining who receives what.
Who files it
The personal representative, or an interested person who wants court approval of the final distribution.
Where it goes
The probate court where the estate is pending.
Filing fee
Filing fees vary by county; certified copies of the closing order are extra.
What you need before you start
- A final accounting of estate receipts and disbursements
- The proposed distribution schedule
- Names and addresses of all interested persons
How to complete and file form PC 593
- 1
Prepare the final account and proposed distribution.
- 2
File PC 593 and request a hearing date.
- 3
Serve notice of hearing on every interested person.
- 4
Attend the hearing; the judge signs the order of complete estate settlement.
Mistakes that get PC 593 rejected
- Using PC 593 when the simpler sworn statement (PC 591) would close the estate
- Filing without a complete accounting, which the judge will adjourn
- Missing interested persons on the notice list
Form PC 593 Questions
Related probate forms
- Form PC 556 — Petition and Order for Assignment (Small Estate)
- Form PC 598 — Affidavit of Decedent's Successor for Delivery of Certain Assets Owned by Decedent
- Form PC 558 — Application for Informal Probate and/or Appointment of Personal Representative
- Form PC 650 — Petition for Appointment of Guardian of Minor