Rule 5.126 - Demand or Request for Notice(A) Applicability. For purposes of this rule "demand" means a demand or request. This rule governs the procedures to be followed regarding a person who files a demand for notice pursuant to MCL 700.3205 or MCL 700.5104. This person under both sections is referred to as a "demandant."(B) Procedure. (1) Obligation to Provide Notice or Copies of Documents. Except in small estates under MCL 700.3982 and MCL 700.3983, the person responsible for serving a document in a decedent estate, guardianship, or conservatorship in which a demand for notice is filed is responsible for providing copies of any orders and filings pertaining to the proceeding in which the demandant has requested notification. If no proceeding is pending at the time the demand is filed, the court must notify the petitioner or applicant at the time of filing that a demand for notice has been filed and of the responsibility to provide notice to the demandant.(2) Rights and Obligations of Demandant. (a) The demandant must serve on interested persons a copy of a demand for notice filed after a proceeding has been commenced.(b) Unless the demand for notice is limited to a specified class of documents, the demandant is entitled to receive copies of all orders and filings subsequent to the filing of the demand. The copies must be served on the demandant through the electronic filing system if the demandant is an authorized user under MCR 1.109(G)(6)(a), but if not, mailed to the address specified in the demand. If the copies are undeliverable, no further copies of documents need be provided to the demandant.(C) Termination, Withdrawal. (1) Termination on Disqualification of Demandant. The fiduciary or an interested person may petition the court to determine that a person who filed a demand for notice does not meet the requirements of statute or court rule to receive notification. The court on its own motion may require the demandant to show cause why the demand should not be stricken.(2) Expiration of Demand When no Proceeding is Opened. If a proceeding is not opened, the demand expires three years from the date the demand is filed.(3) Withdrawal. The demandant may withdraw the demand at any time by communicating the withdrawal in writing to the fiduciary and to the court. If withdrawn, the demandant shall not continue to be served with documents in the case.Amended March 20, 2019, effective 5/1/2019.