Act No. 465

Public Acts of 2000

Approved by the Governor

January 10, 2001

Filed with the Secretary of State

January 10, 2001

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2001

STATE OF MICHIGAN

90TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

Introduced by Senators Goschka, Hammerstrom, Steil, Bullard, Hart and Shugars

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 1386

AN ACT to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "An act to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify aspects of the law relating to wills and intestacy, relating to the administration and distribution of estates of certain individuals, relating to trusts, and relating to the affairs of certain individuals under legal incapacity; to provide for the powers and procedures of the court that has jurisdiction over these matters; to provide for the validity and effect of certain transfers, contracts, and deposits that relate to death; to provide procedures to facilitate enforcement of certain trusts; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," (MCL 700.1101 to 700.8102) by adding section 5108.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 5108. The person that commences an action or procedure under this article, or that makes a motion for, or in another manner requests, the appointment of a guardian ad litem under this article, shall not choose or indicate in any manner the person's preference as to a particular person for appointment as guardian ad litem.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect June 1, 2001.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Approved

Governor.