WILL
INQUIRY
How do I find out if the Court has a will on file for someone?
Wills not admitted to 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 may be faxed to (313) 967-4035, or mailed to:
Attn: Probate Register’s Office
1305 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
In certain circumstances, a will may be filed with the Court after the testator died and no estate has been opened. These inquiries may be made directly via the Court’s on-line case access system. Go to public 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 or mail a letter of request and death certificate to the aforementioned contact.
Wills admitted to a probate estate:
If a will was admitted to 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:
The Court accepts in-state checks, certified checks, and money orders. The Court does not accept credit cards or out of state checks.