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Wexford County Probate Court
437 East Division Street
Cadillac, MI 49601

Phone: (231) 779-9510
Fax: (231) 779-9485

Hours: Monday – Friday
8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Email: clerk@wexfordcounty.org

 

Note: ALL HEARINGS WILL BE BY ZOOM/VIDEO UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
*Hearings will be live streamed to YouTube*
If you have any questions in regards to the court schedule, please call 231-779-9510.
Court Docket

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Driving Directions:

From the North

Take US 131 South to Exit 180, turn right on M-55 at the end of the ramp. On M-55, approximately 1 mile after you cross US 131 the road “Y”s at Cass St. Turn right onto Cass Street for two blocks, Courthouse will be on the right. Parking can be found in the back along with the Wexford County Courthouse Main Entrance.

From the South

Take US 131 North to Exit 180, turn left on M-55 at the end of the ramp. On M-55, approximately 1 mile after you cross US 131 the road “Y”s at Cass St. Turn right onto Cass Street for two blocks, Courthouse will be on the right. Parking can be found in the back along with the Wexford County Courthouse Main Entrance.

From the East

Follow M-55 to Cadillac. After you cross US 131 overpass it will be approximately 1 mile until the road “Y”s. Turn right onto Cass Street for two blocks, Courthouse will be on the right. Parking can be found in the back along with the Wexford County Courthouse Main Entrance.

From the West

M-55 to M-115. Turn left onto Sunnyside Drive for about 2.75 miles. Turn left onto Business US 131/Mitchell Street for 1/2 mile. Turn right onto Harris Street, the courthouse will be four blocks up on the left hand side. Parking can be found in the back along with the Wexford County Courthouse Main Entrance.

“For your convenience, you can process online requests through an independent company that Wexford County Clerk has partnered with to provide you this service; VitalChek Network, Inc. VitalChek can be reached through their website. An additional fee is charged by VitalChek for this service, and all major credit cards are accepted, including American Express®, Discover®, MasterCard® or Visa®.”

The Probate Court of Wexford County is established under provisions found in the Michigan Constitution which require a Probate Court in each county of the state. The function and jurisdiction of the Court is established by statutes which implement this Constitutional requirement. Probate Courts are given jurisdiction over many proceedings dealing with the health, well-being and property of Michigan residents, but the most common proceedings are:

Web address to SCAO court forms: https://courts.michigan.gov/Administration/SCAO/Forms/Pages/search-for-a-form.aspx
Historically, the Probate Court also was given exclusive jurisdiction in cases involving child neglect and abuse, juvenile delinquency, adoptions, emancipation of minors and name changes. In 1998, the legislature enacted a series of statutes that moved jurisdiction over these cases from the Probate Court to Circuit Court, and created the Family Division in that Court for these and other family-related cases which had already been within the Circuit Court’s jurisdiction. In Wexford County, like most counties in northern Michigan, the Probate Judge was designated the Presiding Judge of the Family Division.

The Wexford County Probate Court conducts regular office hours from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm daily. Sessions of the Court are conducted daily, with each Thursday intended exclusively for the Probate docket.

The Court is closed on the holidays designated by the Michigan Supreme Court, which are New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, Friday after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and Good Friday from noon to 5pm.