How to Administer a Wayne County Probate Case

• Decedents Estate
• Guardianship for an Individual with a Developmental Disability
• Inventory - Decedent Estate
• Inventory - Conservatorship
• Inventory - Individual with Developmental Disability
• Petition for Involuntary Mental Health Treatment
• Training for Newly Appointed Conservators
• Training for Newly Appointed Guardians
• Training for Newly Appointed Personal Representatives
• Trust - Petition to Establish

How to Complete Forms

Please visit the Court’s YouTube channel for video instructions on how to complete various Probate forms.

• Conservatorship Account
• Decedent's Estate Account
• Inventory

• Settlements and Judgments Involving Minors and Legally Incapacitated Individuals
• Waiver and Consent -- Sample Language

1. 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.   


2. 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

• Decedent's Estate
• Guardianship for Minors
• Conservatorship for Minors
• Limited Minor Guardianships
• Guardianship for Adults
• Conservatorship for Adults
• Guardianship for an Individual with a Developmental Disability

Probate Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

• Administrative Closings of Probate Cases
• Adoption Records Request
• Attorney General Address -- No Known Heir
• Child Custody Action versus Minor Guardianship Proceeding
• Child Support Questions
• Copy Request
• Dead Bodies - Disinterment/Exhumation
• (opens in new window)ePayment Instructions
• (opens in new window)EPIC Cost of Living Adjustments
• Fax Filing Policy
• Federal Estate Tax Exemption Amounts
• Guardianship/Conservatorship for Minors
• Guardianship/Conservatorship for Adults
• (opens in new window)Independent Evaluator List
• Juvenile Court Questions
• Michigan Intestate Succession Under EPIC
• (opens in new window)Michigan Public Administrators
• (opens in new window)Miscellaneous Government Addresses for Notification in Probate Proceedings
• Money Due from Decedent’s Employer (Wages & Fringe Benefits)
• Motor Vehicles – Transfer of Decedent’s Title
• Name Change
• Obtaining a Deceased Person's Medical Records
• Obtaining Own Will Filed With the Court
• Obtaining Updated Letters of Authority with a new Expiration Date
• Pleadings Processed in Judges' Office After Paying Applicable Filing Fees
• Pleadings Processed at the Probate Counter in Room 1307
• Power of Attorney
• Probate Records\Transcript Request
• Reopening Decedent's Estate
• Sale of Real Estate
• (opens in new window)Where do I file
• 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.

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• 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
• (opens in new window)Local Administrative Orders