Mich. Comp. Laws § 700.1203 : ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE —ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE — DEFINITIONS, GENERAL PROVISIONS, AND COURT JURISDICTION — CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS — Supplementary general principles of law applicable; construction against implied repeal TEXT PDF (1) Unless displaced by the particular provisions of this act, general principles of law and equity supplement this act's provisions. (2) This act is a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter and a part of it shall not be considered impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if that result can reasonably be avoided. MCL 700.1203 1998, Act 386, Eff. 4/1/2000 .