2023 Attorney Training Materials
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
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