2023 Attorney Training Materials

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(opens in new window) Agenda

(opens in new window) Seminar Speakers

Morning Session Topics

• (opens in new window) Overview of Probate Court Jurisdiction
• Behavioral Heath Unit (BHU) - Deferral Conferences
• (opens in new window) Serving as Assigned Counsel
• (opens in new windo (opens in new window) Serving as as GAL
• (opens in new window) Attorney Do's and Don'ts
• (opens in new windo(opens in new window)The Process at the Wayne County Probate Court
• Anatomy of a Probate Case

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Afternoon Session Topics

• Case Law & Legislative Update
• Case Law & Legislative Update References
• Fiduciaries and Firearms
• (opens in new window) (opens in new window) Administrative & Procedural Updates
• Formal Orders
• Formal Orders Chart

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO RECIEVE ASSIGNMENTS

• (opens in new window) Certification Requirements
• (opens in new window) Attorney Profile Sheet
• (opens in new window) Attorney Payment Information - Addition or Change of Tax ID

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR REFERENCE AND REVIEW

Serving as Assigned Counsel in Mental Health Cases

• (opens in new window (opens in new window) Admission to Involuntary Treatment Flow-Chart
• (opens in new window) Assisted Outpatient Treatment Proceedings
• (opens in new window) Mental Health Commitment Forms
• (opens in new windMental Health Mediation Process
• (opens in new window)Person Requiring Treatment
• (opens in new window) Representing Respondents in Mental Commitment Proceedings
• (opens in new window) ZOOM Mental Health Hearings\Deferral Conferences

Serving as Guardian Ad Litem

• (opens in new window)(opens in new window) Topics and Issues Concerning GAL Reports
• (opens in new window) Selected Court Rules and Forms
• (opens in new window) GAL Sample Report 1
• (opens in new window) GAL Sample Report 2
• (opens in new window) GAL Sample Report 3
• (opens in new window) GAL Sample Report 4
• (opens in new window) Guidelines for Guardian ad Litem Reports and Guardian Reviews
• (opens in new window) Objection to Petition for Appointment of Guardian or Conservator - WCPC260
• (opens in new window) PC626, Notice of Rights to Alleged Incapacitated Individual

Guardianship Reviews

• (opens in new window) Adult Guardianship Reviews Flow-Chart
• (opens in new window) Notice to Attorneys Participating in Guardian Reviews (WCPC40)
• (opens in new window) Guardianship Reviews Forms Package
• (opens in new window) Request to Review Files for Guardianship Reviews (WCPC31) (opens in new window)

The Process at WCPC/Administrative & Procedural Updates

• (opens in new window) Court Appointed Attorney Fee Schedule
• (opens in new window) Fax Transmission of Documents
• (opens in new window) Policy Concerning Gifts

Probate Court Miscellaneous

• (opens in new window) State Bar Civil Discovery Guidebook - Probate Proceedings
• Independent Evaluator List
• Miscellaneous Government Addresses for Notification in Probate Proceedings
• ZOOM Hearing Instructions
• Request for Electroconvulsive Therapy
• Serving as Special Fiduciary/ Representing a Suspended Fiduciary