Probate Information
How to Start a Wayne County Probate Case
Learn...How to Administer a Wayne County Probate Case
Learn...How to Close a Wayne County Probate Case
Learn...How to Complete Forms
Learn...Directions for Giving Notice of Hearing
Learn...Guardianship and Estates Ombudsman
Learn...Probate Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Learn...List of Court Approved Mediators
Learn...Administrative Information
Learn...Request For Accommodations
Learn...Mental Health Services Brochure - from DWMHA
Learn...Behavioral Health Unit (BHU)
Learn...Where Do I File/Contact Us 
Learn... How to Start a Wayne County Probate Case
- Conservatorship
- Decedent's Estate
- Guardianship
- Involuntary Mental Health Treatment
- Trust Matters
- Trust - Petition to Establish
- Trust - Petition for (partial or limited) Supervision
- Wills (Submission to Court During Lifetime)
How to Administer a Wayne County Probate Case
- Conservatorship:
- Decedents Estate
- Guardianship
- Involuntary Mental Health Treatment
How to Complete Forms
Please visit the Court’s YouTube channel for video instructions on how to complete various Probate forms.
Note: Financial Institution Addresses now Required on all Accounts and Inventories: MCR 5.203(D), amended effective November 15, 2005, requires that notice of a fiduciary’s suspension must be given to “…any financial institution listed on the most recent Inventory or Account where the fiduciary has deposited funds…”. In order to comply with this directive, effective immediately, financial institution address information must be put on every Account and Inventory submitted to the Wayne County Probate Court.
- Settlements and Judgments Involving Minors and Legally Incapacitated Individuals
- Waiver and Consent -- Sample Language
- Fill out the forms. These can be printed out from this website. Fill them out (type them or use dark ink). Forms are also available in Room 1307 of the Court.
- Make sure your forms are completely filled out.
- Did you sign all of them?
- Are all the interested persons listed, along with their addresses, including zip codes?
- You may wish to get a waiver and consent form signed by each interested person. Except for guardianships, getting these forms may make it easier to start your case.
- If you need help filling out the form, contact an attorney.
How to Close a Wayne County Probate Case
- Conservatorship
- Decedent's Estate
- Guardianship
Probate Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
General Probate Court Frequently Asked Questions
- Administrative Closings of Probate Cases
- Address when No Known Heir - Attorney General Address - No Known Heir
- (opens in new window)Addresses for Miscellaneous Government Parties for Notification in Probate Proceedings
- Bonds
- Copy Request
- ePayment Instructions
- Independent Evaluator List
- Legal Aid
- Letters of Authority - How to obatin with a new Expiration Date
- Notice of Hearing - serving documents on interested parties
- Probate Records\Transcript Request
- Where do I file
- Will Filed With the Court - release of wills filed for safekeeping
- Will Inquiry
Minors and Adults Frequently Asked Questions
- Adoption Records Request
- Child Custody Action versus Minor Guardianship Proceeding
- Child Support Questions
- Guardianship/Conservatorship for Adults
- Guardianship/Conservatorship for Minors
- Juvenile Court Questions
- Name Change
- Power of Attorney
- Sale of Real Estate
- Settlements and Judgements Involving Minors and Legally Incapacitated Individuals
Decedent Estate and Trust Frequently Asked Questions
- Dead Bodies - Disinterment/Exhumation
- (opens in new window)EPIC Cost of Living Adjustments
- Federal Estate Tax Exemption Amounts
- Intestate Succession Under EPIC (Heirs to an Estate)
- Medical Records of Decedent
- (opens in new window)Michigan Public Administrators
- Money Due from Decedent’s Employer (Wages & Fringe Benefits)
- Motor Vehicles – Transfer of Decedent’s Title
- Reopening Decedent's Estate
- Sale of Real Estate
- Will Filed With the Court - release of wills filed for safekeeping
- Will Inquiry
Guardianship and Estates Ombudsman
For more information, please click here.
Mediation/Dispute Resolution
A party may request that a matter or a particular issue be referred to mediation and the court may refer a matter to mediation at any time. Please review the following links for additional information about mediation of WCPC cases.
(opens in new window)- List of Court Approved Mediators
- Mediation Guide - Questions and Answers
- (opens in
new window)Mediator Application (MC 281)
- WCPC ADR Plan
- Mediation Status Report (MC 280) to be completed by Mediator
Administrative Information
- Site Map
- Privacy Statement\Disclaimer
- (opens in new window)SCAO Language Access Information (link: http://courts.mi.gov/self-help/interpreter/pages/default.aspx)
- (opens in new window)Michigan Legal Help(link:http://www.michiganlegalhelp.org/)
- Language Access Plan (LAP) Coordinator\Language Access Plan
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(opens in new window)Website Standards and Guidelines
Note: The Court is prohibited by law (Sec. 1211 of the Estates and Protected Individuals Code [EPIC]) from providing legal advice and completing forms). This website e-mail question feature is designed to provide general information and may be useful as a guide. If you have additional questions, consider contacting an attorney for assistance.
Rev. 4/21