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Michigan law (MCL 700.3982) allows small estates to be probated using an expedited process if the balance of the gross estate after payment of the decedent's funeral and burial expenses is $15,000 or less.

If a person died in 2019 or 2018, an estate must be valued at $23,000 or less. If a person died in 2014-2017, an estate must be valued at $22,000 or less. The small estate processes are called assignment of property and transfer by affidavit.

If the estate's value is under the ?small estates? limit in Michigan, you can use a simplified probate procedure, called a ?summary probate.? You don't need a court hearing in front of a judge ? you only need to file simple forms and wait a certain amount of time before distributing the assets.

Real Estate Probate ? If a property is valued below $22,000, a spouse or any surviving heirs can petition a probate court to have the estate probated. For estates valued above $22,000 there is a formal supervised probate process which requires the appointment of a personal representative to distribute the estate.

But if a person dies without a will, Michigan probate laws defines what happens next. Upon the opening of the probate process, the Michigan probate court will appoint a personal representative for the estate. This person will carry out the same duties that the executor would?had there been a will.

The dollar limit can change each year. If a person dies in 2023, an estate must be valued at $27,000 or less to be small. If a person died in 2022, an estate must be valued at $25,000 or less. If a person died in 2020 or 2021, an estate must be valued at $24,000 or less.