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

3030 W. Grand Blvd.,

Suite 10-200

Detroit, MI 48202

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

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 – Regional Office

Attention: Fiduciary Unit/217 – Dorothy Howard

Patrick V. McNamara Building

477 Michigan Avenue

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, Mich. 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

Rev. 7\20\11