Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Michigan

Rights of beneficiaries in probated estate

I am one of five grandchildren named sole beneficiaries of my grandmothers estate. She died a year ago this June and her will was probated I believe in January. My grandmother had two children, my mother who has three children named in the estate and my uncle, who has two children named in the estate and is the executor of the will. I am the only one living out of state and have questions regarding the will. Is there a time limit in which an estate must be settled in Michigan? We are growing concerned because my uncle has yet to list the house (which is the main monetary sum to be split between the grandchildren, there were no other assets) on the market. Do we have rights as beneficiaries to question his actions? He seems in no hurry to sell the house and therefore settle the estate. We have reasons to think he may be doing this on purpose to hold up the money from going to the grandchildren. If there is no time limit on settling the estate, do we have any legal action to take? It is difficult to get involved in this process living out of state, and my siblings who are in Michigan seem wary of becoming involved without knowing what our legal basis is. We would appreciate any advice you could give.

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