Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Michigan

Can a person, not an attorney, begin a suit to partition? And if so, where do I begin?


Asked on 9/09/10, 11:36 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Audra Arndt Audra A. Arndt & Associates, PLLC

A person is not required to have an attorney represent them in court in order to file/start a lawsuit, or defend a lawsuit. So yes, you can file your own lawsuit. As to your second question, I'm not sure what you mean, such as a procedural question or substantive. However, you cannot get advice through this website as to how to draft a complaint, what facts or information to put into the complaint, etc. That's what happens when you hire a lawyer and discuss your situation, and then the lawyer prepares the lawsuit for you.

If you just need procedural rules, or forms/formats, you can look in court websites and other legal websites for more information. There will not be a specific form that you can just use and file for your case - there will only be examples that you'd look at to know what's require to go into a complaint, how to format it, how to number the paragraphs and what headings to include, etc. There are also Michigan Court Rules and statutes (laws) that must be followed, including how to figure out where to file a lawsuit, how to serve defendants, etc. Non-attorney persons are held to the same level as attorneys and must comply with all these rules.

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Answered on 9/18/10, 9:07 pm


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