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Filing Hours
8:00am - 4:00pm
Customer Service / Business Hours
8:00am - 12:30pm and 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Hours of Staff Operation
8:00am - 12:30pm and 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Location
Wayne County Probate Court
1307 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
2 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Phone 313-224-5706
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2026 Scheduled Closings
| New Year's Day |
Thursday |
January 1 |
| Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day |
Monday |
January 19 |
| ** Records/Training Day |
Thursday |
January 22 |
| President's Day |
Monday |
February 16 |
| Good Friday (Closed at noon) |
Friday |
April 3 |
| ** Records/Training Day |
Thursday |
April 16 |
| Memorial Day |
Monday |
May 25 |
| ***Detroit Grand Prix |
Friday |
May 29 |
| Juneteenth |
Friday |
June 19 |
| Independence
Day |
Friday |
July 3 (Observed) |
| ** Records/Training Day |
Thursday |
July 23 |
| Labor Day |
Monday |
September 7 |
| Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day |
Monday |
October 12 |
| ** Records/Training Day |
Thursday |
October 29 |
| Election Day |
Tuesday |
November 3 |
| Veterans Day |
Wednesday |
November 11 |
| Thanksgiving
Day |
Thursday |
November 26 |
| Day after
Thanksgiving |
Friday |
November 27 |
| Staff Development and Collaboration Event (Closed at noon) |
Wednesday |
December 23 |
| Christmas Eve |
Thursday |
December 24 |
| Christmas Day |
Friday |
December 25 |
| * Closed |
Monday |
December 28 |
| * Closed |
Tuesday |
December 29 |
| * Closed |
Wednesday |
December 30 |
| New Year's Eve |
Thursday |
December 31 |
* The Wayne County Probate Court will be
open for emergency pleadings and to conduct mental health and emergency hearings.
** Only emergency filings will be accepted (mental health pick up/transport orders, petitions
for immediate funeral/burial arrangements, guardianships involving life threatening medical
emergencies, conservatorships with immediate pending evictions/foreclosures/shut off notices,
estates where immediate access to residence is necessary, requests for ex-parte temporary
restraining orders, and emergency petitions filed by Adult Protective Services and Child
Protective Services).
*** Due to the Detroit Grand Prix, all Wayne County Probate Court operations will be conducted remotely, and all onsite services are closed this date as the court is physically closed and inaccessible (including the dropbox and mail services). The Court will be operating remotely, hearings will be conducted via Zoom and filings may be submitted electronically.
Mental Health and DD Hearings Schedule
2026 
2027 Scheduled Closings
| New Year's Day |
Friday |
January 1 |
| Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day |
Monday |
January 18 |
| ** Records/Training Day |
Thursday |
January 21 |
| President's Day |
Monday |
February 15 |
| Good Friday (Closed at noon) |
Friday |
March 26 |
| ** Records/Training Day |
Thursday |
April 15 |
| Memorial Day |
Monday |
May 31 |
| Juneteenth |
Friday |
June 18 (Observed) |
| Independence
Day |
Monday |
July 5 (Observed) |
| ** Records/Training Day |
Thursday |
July 22 |
| Labor Day |
Monday |
September 6 |
| Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day |
Monday |
October 11 |
| ** Records/Training Day |
Thursday |
October 21 |
| Veterans Day |
Thursday |
November 11 |
| Thanksgiving
Day |
Thursday |
November 25 |
| Day after
Thanksgiving |
Friday |
November 26 |
| Christmas Eve |
Friday |
December 24 |
| Christmas Day |
Monday |
December 27 (Observed) |
| * Closed |
Tuesday |
December 28 |
| * Closed |
Wednesday |
December 29 |
| * Closed |
Thursday |
December 30 |
| New Year's Eve |
Friday |
December 31 |
* The Wayne County Probate Court will be
open for emergency pleadings and to conduct mental health and emergency hearings.
** Only emergency filings will be accepted (mental health pick up/transport orders, petitions
for immediate funeral/burial arrangements, guardianships involving life threatening medical
emergencies, conservatorships with immediate pending evictions/foreclosures/shut off notices,
estates where immediate access to residence is necessary, requests for ex-parte temporary
restraining orders, and emergency petitions filed by Adult Protective Services and Child
Protective Services).
Mental Health and DD Hearings Schedule
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