Probate Form Packets


No filings will be accepted via fax or email. 

 
Probate Court employees are prohibited by law from giving legal advice. Probate Court employees are also prohibited by law from helping with the completion of these forms. (If you have a physical disability that prevents you from being physically able to fill out the forms, contact the Probate Court office for directions to those who can assist you.) Probate Court staff cannot give advice on which packet is best for any particular situation.

If you need legal advice, or help with understanding the forms, you are encouraged to consult with an attorney.

Probate Court staff cannot provide copies of your filings. It is the Applicant/Petitioner's responsibility to make arrangements for copies prior to filing. If you file by mail, and copies are provided to be court stamped, you must include a self-addressed stamped envelope for return.

New case filings will not be accepted after 3:30 p.m.

Estate Packets

  1. Application for Successor Personal Representative (PDF)
  2. Application to Reopen Estate (PDF)
  3. Informal Estates (PDF)
  4. Petition and Order for Assignment (Small Estates) (PDF)
  5. Petition to Reopen Estate (PDF)

Minor Limited Guardianship Packets

  1. Petition to Appoint Limited Guardian of a Minor (PDF)

Minor Guardian / Conservator Packets

  1. Minor Conservatorship Orders - Judge Rappleye (PDF)
  2. Petition for Conservatorship of a Minor (PDF)
  3. Petition for Guardianship of a Minor (PDF)
  4. Petition for Guardianship of an Indian Child (PDF)
  5. Petition to Terminate or Modify Conservatorship of a Minor (PDF)
  6. Petition to Terminate or Modify Guardianship of a Minor (PDF)

Adult Guardianship / Conservator Packets

  1. Petition for Conservatorship (Only) of a Legally Incapacitated Adult (PDF)
  2. Petition for Guardianship (Only) of a Legally Incapacitated Adult (PDF)
  3. Petition for Guardianship and Conservatorship of a Legally Incapacitated Adult (PDF)
  4. Petition to Terminate or Modify Conservatorship of a Legally Incapacitated Adult (PDF)
  5. Petition to Terminate or Modify Guardianship of a Legally Incapacitated Adult (PDF)

Out-of-State Guardian / Conservator to be Appointed in Michigan

  1. Application to Appoint Out-of-State Conservator (PDF)
  2. Application to Appoint Out-of-State Guardian of a Legally Incapacitated Adult (PDF)
  3. Application to Appoint Out-of-State Guardian of a Minor (PDF)

Developmentally Disabled Individuals

  1. Guardianship - Developmentally Disabled Individual Petition (PDF)
  2. Terminate or Modify Guardianship - Developmentally Disabled Individual Petition (PDF)

Miscellaneous Packets

  1. Miscellaneous Packets MC 97
  2. Mental Health Pick-up (PDF)
  3. Name Change (PDF)
  4. Petition and Order (PDF)
  5. Protected Personal Information Form #MC-097a
  6. Withdraw Will (PDF)