Sec. 3107.
(1) Unless a proceeding involves supervised administration as described in part 5 of this article, the following apply:
(a) Each proceeding before the court or register is independent of any other proceeding involving the same estate.
(b) A petition for a formal court order may combine various requests for relief in a single proceeding if the order sought may be a final order and may be granted without delay.
(2) Except as required in this article for another proceeding, the following apply:
(a) A petition is not defective because it fails to embrace all matters that might then be the subject of a final order.
(b) A proceeding for probate of a will or an adjudication of no will may be combined with a proceeding for appointment of a personal representative.
(c) A proceeding for appointment of a personal representative is concluded by an order making or declining the appointment.
History: 1998, Act 386, Eff. Apr. 1, 2000 Popular Name: EPIC