AO No. 2016-4 Adoption of Administrative Order to Expedite Disposition of Pending Probate Appeals in Circuit Court

Expedited Consideration of Probate Appeals in Circuit Court 2016 PA 186 provides that all final orders issued by the probate court are appealable to the Court of Appeals beginning September 27, 2016. To facilitate disposition of the appeals of orders pending in the circuit court on September 27, 2016, each circuit judge is directed to:

(1) Insofar as possible, expedite the consideration of pending appeals from orders of the probate court; and

(2) On March 1, 2017, and every 6 months thereafter, file a report with the State Court Administrator listing each such appeal that remains pending, including a statement of the reasons the appeal has not been concluded.