Mich. Comp. Laws § 35.843
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Order to show cause for disinterment; service by publication to next of kin; court orders.
Official statutory text
Sec. 3.
In all proceedings brought under the provisions of this act, if it shall appear by affidavit that any parent, child or other next of kin of such deceased resides without the jurisdiction of the court, or if it is not known whether any such person is living or dead or where he may reside, substituted service by publication may be made as authorized by law, and the rules of the court. In all cases the court shall make such order or orders as may be necessary to preserve and protect the rights of all surviving kin of such deceased soldier, sailor or marine.
History: 1929, Act 248, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 934; CL 1948, 35.843
In all proceedings brought under the provisions of this act, if it shall appear by affidavit that any parent, child or other next of kin of such deceased resides without the jurisdiction of the court, or if it is not known whether any such person is living or dead or where he may reside, substituted service by publication may be made as authorized by law, and the rules of the court. In all cases the court shall make such order or orders as may be necessary to preserve and protect the rights of all surviving kin of such deceased soldier, sailor or marine.
History: 1929, Act 248, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929; CL 1929, 934; CL 1948, 35.843
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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