Demand for Notice

Form PC 555, Demand for Notice, is a one-page Michigan probate court form on which a person states that they demand mailed notice, under MCL 700.3205, about a decedent's estate and describes their financial or property interest in it.

The State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) approves the form, and its footer cites MCL 700.3205, MCR 5.125(A)(7) and MCR 5.126. The form carries the JIS Code DFN.

The caption identifies the matter: the probate court and county, the court address and telephone number, the case number and judge, and the first, middle and last name of the decedent. Below it are two address blocks, one for the person making the demand and one for that person's attorney, each with a telephone number and, for the attorney, a bar number.

The numbered statements are short. Line 1 gives the decedent's last residence and the date of death. Line 2 is the demand for mailed notice under MCL 700.3205. Line 3 states your financial or property interest in the estate. Line 4 says notice should be mailed to you, your attorney or both, at the addresses listed on the form. Signature lines follow for the person making the demand and for the attorney.

The form is for a person who wants to receive mailed notice about a decedent's estate and who has a financial or property interest in that estate, which line 3 asks them to describe. It is completed by the person making the demand.

If an attorney represents that person, the form has a block for the attorney's name, bar number, address and telephone number, and a signature line for the attorney. Line 4 lets notice go to the person, to the attorney or to both, at the addresses printed in the top blocks.

The form is tied to a specific estate: it asks for the case number, the court and county, and the decedent's name, so it is completed for one decedent's matter at a time. The form itself does not list who qualifies as an interested person or set any other eligibility rule; MCL 700.3205, which the form cites, governs the demand.

The form prints no due date. It is used when a person with an interest in a decedent's estate decides to demand mailed notice under MCL 700.3205, so the trigger is that decision, not a calendar date. You need the decedent's name, last residence and date of death, and the case number if the estate already has one, before you complete it. For any timing rule, read MCL 700.3205, MCR 5.125(A)(7) and MCR 5.126, the provisions printed in the form's footer.

The form names no filing channel, fee or mailing address of its own. It is captioned for a Michigan probate court and asks for that court's address, telephone number and the case number, so these entries identify the court and matter the demand concerns. For delivery rules, check MCR 5.125(A)(7) and MCR 5.126, cited on the form, and the court named in the caption.

Before you send it, check that the signature and date lines are completed, as the form provides for both the person making the demand and the attorney. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the court's channels, not this site.