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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 449.1705

  • Administrator: means the chief officer of the Michigan department of commerce or his or her designated representative. See Michigan Laws 449.1101
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Limited partner: means a person who has been admitted to a limited partnership as a limited partner in accordance with the partnership agreement and named in the certificate of limited partnership as a limited partner. See Michigan Laws 449.1101
  • Partner: means a limited or general partner. See Michigan Laws 449.1101
  • Person: means a natural person, partnership, domestic or foreign limited partnership, trust, estate, association, or corporation, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 449.1101
     If a partner who is an individual dies or a court of competent jurisdiction adjudges the partner to be unable to manage his or her property or incompetent to manage his or her person or property, the partner’s personal representative, executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, or other legal representative may exercise all the partner’s rights for the purpose of settling the partner’s estate or administering his or her property, including any power the partner had to give an assignee the right to become a limited partner. If a partner is a corporation, trust, or other entity, and is dissolved or terminated, the powers of that partner may be exercised by its legal representative or successor.