2009 Senate Bill 897

Forfeit rights to estate by decedent’s abuser

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 14, 2009

Introduced by Sen. Gretchen Whitmer (D-23)

To revise the law establishing that a person who kills another individual forfeits any benefits from the decedent’s estate, to also include a person who abused, neglected or exploited the decedent, as defined in the bill by reference to certain criminal offenses.

Referred to the Committee on Senior Citizens and Veterans Affairs