Attorney Training Materials

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(opens in new window) Agenda (opens in new window

Morning Session Topics

• (opens in new window) Probate Court Jurisdiction
• (opens in new window) Anatomy of a Probate Case- Decedent’s Estates
• Anatomy of a Probate Case – Guardianships & Conservatorships
• The Process at Wayne County Probate Court
• (opens in new windo (opens in new window) Serving as GAL
• (opens in new window) Serving as Assigned Counsel - Guardianships
• Serving as Assigned Counsel – Mental Health Petitions & the BHU

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Afternoon Session Topics

• Special Fiduciary Appointments
• How to Close a Probate Case
• Attorney Do's and Don'ts
• (opens in new window) (opens in new window) Administrative & Procedural Updates
• Hot Issues at WCPC - Rejections & CZ Cases
• Case Law & Legislative Update

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO RECEIVE 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
• Handling a Mental Health Crisis
• (opens in new window) Mental Health Commitment Forms
• (opens in new window)Person Requiring Treatment
• (opens in new window) Representing Respondents in Mental Commitment Proceedings
• (opens in new window) Request for Electroconvulsive Therapy

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
• Sample Order Appointing Person to Review Guardianships (opens in new window

The Process at WCPC/Administrative & Procedural Updates

• (opens in new window) Court Appointed Attorney Fee Schedule pens in new windo
• (opens in new window) Policy Concerning Gifts

Probate Court Miscellaneous

• (opens in new window) State Bar Civil Discovery Guidebook - Probate Proceedings