How to Submit Your Non-Emergency Filings

To have your paperwork processed as quickly as possible and to avoid having to re-file your pleadings, please do the following:

• Make sure all forms are signed and completely filled out. Review your documents for signatures and complete information. Also, make sure that all necessary forms are submitted. For more information on what is required, go to the website under Probate Information – How to Start\Close a Wayne County Probate Case (WCPC- Probate Information).
• Failure to follow these directions will require you to resubmit your paperwork and cause a significant delay in the probate proceeding.

If you are filing an original Will (with an Application or Petition for Probate, or otherwise), you must deliver it to the court via drop box (at the court on the 13th Floor) or mail. If your original Will was previously submitted or is on file with the court already, you may submit your Application/Petition by email or fax and indicate that it is already in the court’s possession.

Rev. 12/2024