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Filing Hours
8:00am - 4:00pm
Customer Service / Business Hours
8:00am - 12:30pm and 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Hours of Staff Operation
8:00am - 12:30pm and 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location
Wayne County Probate Court
1307 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
2 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Phone 313-224-5706
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2025 Scheduled Closings
| New Year's Day |
Wednesday |
January 1 |
| Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day |
Monday |
January 20 |
| ** Records/Training Day |
Thursday |
January 23 |
| President's Day |
Monday |
February 17 |
| Good Friday (Closed at noon) |
Friday |
April 18 |
| ** Records/Training Day |
Thursday |
April 24 |
| Memorial Day |
Monday |
May 26 |
| *** Detroit Grand Prix |
Friday |
May 30 |
| Juneteenth |
Thursday |
June 19 |
| Independence
Day |
Friday |
July 4 |
| ** Records/Training Day |
Thursday |
July 24 |
| Labor Day |
Monday |
September 1 |
| Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day |
Monday |
October 13 |
| ** Records/Training Day |
Thursday |
October 30 |
| Thanksgiving
Day |
Thursday |
November 27 |
| Day after
Thanksgiving |
Friday |
November 28 |
| Christmas Eve |
Wednesday |
December 24 |
| Christmas Day |
Thursday |
December 25 |
| * Closed |
Friday |
December 26 |
| * Closed |
Monday |
December 29 |
| * Closed |
Tuesday |
December 30 |
| New Year's Eve |
Wednesday |
December 31 |
* The Wayne County Probate Court will be
open for emergency pleadings and to conduct mental health and emergency hearings.
** Only emergency filings will be accepted (mental health pick up/transport orders, petitions
for immediate funeral/burial arrangements, guardianships involving life threatening medical
emergencies, conservatorships with immediate pending evictions/foreclosures/shut off notices,
estates where immediate access to residence is necessary, requests for ex-parte temporary
restraining orders, and emergency petitions filed by Adult Protective Services and Child
Protective Services).
*** Due to the Detroit Grand Prix, all Wayne County Probate Court operations will be conducted remotely, and all onsite services are closed this date as the court is physically closed an inaccessible (including the dropbox and mail services). The Court will be operating remotely, hearings will be conducted via Zoom and filings may be submitted electronically.
Mental Health and DD Hearings Schedule
2025 
2026 Scheduled Closings
| New Year's Day |
Thursday |
January 1 |
| Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day |
Monday |
January 19 |
| President's Day |
Monday |
February 16 |
| Good Friday (Closed at noon) |
Friday |
April 3 |
| Memorial Day |
Monday |
May 25 |
| Juneteenth |
Friday |
June 19 |
| Independence
Day |
Friday |
July 3 (Observed) |
| Labor Day |
Monday |
September 7 |
| Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day |
Monday |
October 12 |
| Election Day |
Tuesday |
November 3 |
| Thanksgiving
Day |
Thursday |
November 26 |
| Day after
Thanksgiving |
Friday |
November 27 |
| Christmas Eve |
Thursday |
December 24 |
| Christmas Day |
Friday |
December 25 |
| * Closed |
Monday |
December 28 |
| * Closed |
Tuesday |
December 29 |
| * Closed |
Wednesday |
December 30 |
| New Year's Eve |
Thursday |
December 31 |
* The Wayne County Probate Court will be
open for emergency pleadings and to conduct mental health and emergency hearings.
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