Michigan Intestate Succession Under EPIC
Prepared by: Milton L. Mack, Jr., State Court Administrator Emeritus
Based on a 1979 chart for the RPC created by Douglas J. Rasmussen of Clark Hill,
PLC
Where a Michigan decedent dies without a Will, the decedent’s real and personal property
(other than joint property, insurance, etc.) after payment of debts, taxes, family
allowance and exempt property, is distributed to the following, if living . (F = not
living; blank space = never take):
SPOUSE |
CHILD(REN) OR
DESCENDANTS1[1] Of Decedent Of both Decedent and Only Surviving2[2] |
PARENT(S) |
BROTHER(S) SISTER(S) And Descendants of Deceased Brother(s)/Sister(s)1 |
GRANDPARENT(S) OR DESCENDANTS1 Maternal Paternal |
STATE OF MICHIGAN |
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| 1) All | F | F | F | ||||
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2) 1st $150,000 + ¾ balance |
F | ¼ balance | |||||
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3) 1st $150,000 + ½ balance |
F | ½ balance | |||||
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4) 1st $100,000 + ½ balance |
½ balance | F | |||||
| 5) F | All | ||||||
| 6) F | F | F | All | ||||
| 7) F | F | F | F | All | |||
| 8) F | F | F | F | F | ½ | ½ | |
| 9) F | F | F | F | F | All | F | |
| 10) F | F | F | F | F | F | All | |
| 11) F | F | F | F | F | F | F | All |
EPIC Secs. 2102, 2103, 2105
Note : Per EPIC Sec. 1210, these amounts are adjusted for inflation annually as follows:
| DATE OF DEATH: | 4/1/00- 12/31/00 |
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Surviving Spouse’s share | $150,000 | $161,000 | $165,000 | $168,000 | $172,000 | $177,000 | $183,000 | $188,000 |
| Surviving Spouse’s share – children of decedent only | 100,000 | 107,000 | 110,000 | 112,000 | 115,000 | 118,000 | 122,000 | 126,000 |
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
| Surviving Spouse’s share | $194,000 | $201,000 | $201,000 | $204,000 | $210,000 | $215,000 | $217,000 | $221,000 |
| Surviving Spouse’s share –children of decedent only | 129,000 | 134,000 | 134,000 | 136,000 | 140,000 | 143,000 | 145,000 | 148,000 |
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Surviving Spouse’s share | $222,000 | $224,000 | $229,000 | $235,000 | $239,000 |
| Surviving Spouse’s share –children of decedent only | 148,000 | 150,000 | 153,000 | 157,000 | 159,000 |
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| Surviving Spouse’s share | $242,000 | $253,000 | $273,000 | ||
| Surviving Spouse’s share –children of decedent only | 161,000 | 169,000 | 182,000 |
Rev. 07/23
1[1] Descendants take equally here if all are in same degree of kinship; if unequal,
those of remote degree(s) take by right of representation. – i.e., per capita at each
generation
2[2] Applies as long as one or more surviving descendants are descendants of both
decedent and surviving spouse.