Section 600.866 - Appeals to be on record; trial de novo prohibited; notice of appeal; appeals governed by supreme court rule.
REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT)
Act 236 of 1961
600.866 Appeals to be on record; trial de novo prohibited; notice of appeal; appeals governed by supreme court rule.
Sec. 866.
(1) All appeals from the probate court shall be on a written transcript of the record made in the probate court or on a record settled and agreed to by the parties and approved by the court. An appeal shall not be tried de novo.
(2) Notice of appeal shall be given to all interested parties as provided by supreme court rule.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in sections 861 to 867, appeals from the probate court or a judge thereof shall be governed by supreme court rule.
History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979