Wayne County Probate Court is a Remotely Accessible Court

Hearings are conducted remotely via ZOOM. Please click here for information about attending hearings. The Wayne County Probate Court is physically accessible to the public via drop-box and for limited emergency in-person filings. Click on the ‘Filing’ tab above for information on how and where to file.

Filing Hours

• The Wayne County Probate Court will only accept pleadings and documents for filing Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (the filing hours). Your email or fax must be received by the Court between these filing hours.
• Filings will NOT be accepted in the evenings, on weekends, or on Court holidays.

Processing of Filing

Please be aware that the filing system at Wayne County Probate Court is a manual electronic process, as this Court is not yet a true “e-filing court”. After your filing has been processed, you will receive notice to pay any requisite fees. To make payment of fees and to check the status of your filing, see the Court’s website under Case Access; follow the instructions.

Hearing dates may not be scheduled and updated Letters may not be received for roughly one to three days after payment has been made.

Do not send emails asking for updates on your filing/hearing/requests until after three weeks have passed since the submission of your documents, as responding to the frequent inquiries slows our progress. Thank you for your patience.

Please continue to monitor our website for updates and other important information.