Miscellaneous Government Addresses

for Notification in Probate Proceedings  

ATTORNEY GENERAL ADDRESS – NO KNOWN HEIRS  

MCR 5.125(A)(1) requires that the Michigan Attorney General must be served in specific probate proceedings when the decedent is not survived by any known heirs, or the protected individual has no known presumptive heirs.  These notices should be sent to the following address:   

State Public Administrator
P.O. Box 30755
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-1123
Fax: (517) 241-3473

ATTORNEY GENERAL ADDRESS – ESTATES WITH CHARITABLE REMAINDER INTERESTS and LEGAL ISSUES INVOLVING CHARITABLE TRUSTS (i.e., TRUST DISPUTES, CY PRES, TRUST MODIFICATION/ CONSTRUCTION, etc.)  

Assistant Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
Charitable Trust Section
P.O. Box 30213
Lansing , MI 48909
(517) 335-0851
Fax: (517) 335-1935 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) CONSERVATORSHIPS  

For conservatorships established under the Uniform Veteran’s Guardianship Act, MCL 35.71 et seq., a copy of each annual account must be given to the VA for review.  Copies must be sent to the following address:   

Department of Veterans Affairs
Attention: Regional Counsel
477 Michigan Avenue
Room 1460
 Detroit, Mich. 48226

CONSERVATORSHIP\PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS

MCL 700.5104(2) and MCR 5.125(C)(24) require that a governmental agency paying benefits to the individual to be protected or before which an application for benefits is pending must be served in conservatorship and\or protective order petitions.  If the individual is receiving social security benefits, these notices should be sent to the following address: 

Social Security Administration
Room 1550, Patrick V. McNamara Building
477 Michigan Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226 

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE ( IRS ) – OBTAINING TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ( TIN )

The following toll-free number at the Internal Revenue Service ( IRS ) can be used to obtain a tax identification number ( TIN ) for an estate or trust:

(800) 829-4933 – Press 1

ATTORNEY GENERAL ADDRESS – ESTATE\INHERITANCE TAX ISSSUES  

Division Chief
Revenue & Collections Division
P.O. Box 30754
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-3203
Fax: (517) 335-4880 

ATTORNEY GENERAL ADDRESS – MEDICAID SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST