Wayne County Probate Court | Detroit, Michigan |
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Will Inquiry
How
do I find out if the Court has a will on file for someone?
Wills not
admitted in a probate estate:
The Court will check to see if a will has been filed for safekeeping when a death certificate is presented to the Court. The death certificate and a written request (please include your email address) may be faxed to (313) 967-4035, emailed to register@wcpc.us, or mailed to: Wayne
County Probate Court
In
certain circumstances, a will may be filed with the Court after the testator
died and no estate has been opened. To
determine if this occurred, please check the Court’s on-line case access
system. Go to case access on the
website (www.wcpc.us) and follow the
instructions: enter the testator’s name and the Court’s computer system will
automatically run this inquiry for you.
If
a will was filed by the testator prior to his/her death, the on-line computer
search will not reveal this information.
If
a will was filed by the testator prior to his/her death, and an estate has been
opened in a Court other than the Wayne County Probate Court, and you would like
this will transferred to that Court for admission to the estate, please fax, email register@wcpc.us, or
mail a letter requesting this and a death certificate to the aforementioned
contact.
Wills admitted in a probate estate:
If
a will was admitted in a probate estate with the Wayne County Probate Court,
and you would like to obtain a copy of the will, please email info@wcpc.us to make arrangements. The fees are
as follows:
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