Yes. Michigan recognizes holographic (handwritten) willsMCL 700.2502Verified Sep 16, 2026View source when the material provisions are in the testator's handwriting. A holographic will typically needs no witnesses, but it is easier to challenge than a formally executed will.

Michigan requires 2MCL § 700.5506Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses, each at least 18 yearsMCL § 700.5506Verified Oct 15, 2026View source old and present when you sign, and the agent or your healthcare provider cannot serve as one.

Michigan does not require notarization when the witnesses sign, and accepts a notary acknowledgment in their placeMCL § 556.201-556.505 (Act 187 of 2023, eff. 7/1/2024; repealed former MCL 700.5501-5505 EPIC durable POA provisions)Verified Sep 18, 2026View source; the document carries both blocks.

No. A pour-over will catches whatever was never retitled into the revocable living trust: property acquired after the trust was signed, accounts left in the testator's own name, personal belongings. Those assets are probated through the Probate CourtMCL 700.3301-700.3311 (informal); MCL 700.3401-700.3414 (formal); MCL 700.3103, 700.3601 (letters)Verified Aug 24, 2026View source before they reach the trust, typically 5 months to 7 months for a simple estate, and then follow the trust's distribution plan rather than Michigan intestacy law. Assets already titled in the trust at death bypass probate. In Michigan, estates with personal property of $53,000MCL 700.3983Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less skip probate with the Affidavit of Decedent's SuccessorMCL 700.3983Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 28 daysMCL 700.3983Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death.