In re DeCoste Estate

In these consolidated appeals, appellants appeal as of right probate court orders denying waivers of the probate inventory fee imposed under MCL 600.871. We affirm and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. FACTS

The sole issue presented in these consolidated appeals is whether the probate court must waive or suspend the inventory fee assessed during probate of an estate when the personal representative is indigent or receives public assistance. The inventory for the estates at issue in this case reflects that each estate contained only one asset—the decedent’s home.…