2023 Attorney Training Materials
2023 Attorney Training Materials
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Agenda
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Seminar Speakers
Morning Session Topics
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Overview of Probate Court Jurisdiction
- Behavioral Heath Unit (BHU) - Deferral Conferences
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Serving as Assigned Counsel
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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
Afternoon Session Topics
- Case Law & Legislative Update
- Case Law & Legislative Update References
- Fiduciaries and Firearms
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- Formal Orders
- Formal Orders Chart
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO RECIEVE ASSIGNMENTS
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Certification Requirements
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Attorney Profile Sheet
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Attorney Payment Information - Addition or Change of Tax ID
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS FOR REFERENCE AND REVIEW
Serving as Assigned Counsel in Mental Health Cases
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Admission to Involuntary Treatment Flow-Chart
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Mental Health Commitment Forms
- (opens in new windMental Health Mediation Process
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(opens in new window)Person Requiring Treatment
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- (opens in new window) ZOOM Mental Health Hearings\Deferral Conferences
Serving as Guardian Ad Litem
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Topics and Issues Concerning GAL Reports
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Selected Court Rules and Forms
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GAL Sample Report 1
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GAL Sample Report 2
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GAL Sample Report 3
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Guidelines for Guardian ad Litem Reports and Guardian Reviews
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Objection to Petition for Appointment of Guardian or Conservator -
WCPC260
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PC626, Notice of Rights to Alleged Incapacitated Individual
Guardianship Reviews
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Adult Guardianship Reviews Flow-Chart
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Notice to Attorneys Participating in Guardian Reviews (WCPC40)
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Guardianship Reviews Forms Package
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Request to Review Files for Guardianship Reviews (WCPC31)
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The Process at WCPC/Administrative & Procedural Updates
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Court Appointed Attorney Fee Schedule
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Fax Transmission of Documents
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Policy Concerning Gifts
Probate Court Miscellaneous
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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