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Macomb County Probate Court Records, Case Lookup, Forms & Filing Help
Search the official probate party-name index, confirm a case number and assigned judge, open a decedent estate, check the 2026 small-estate limit, find Michigan probate forms, request certified records and plan a Mount Clemens court visit.
Where Should You Start With Macomb County Probate Court?
Start with Macomb County Probate Court’s official Case Lookup when you need an existing probate file. The public lookup searches the Probate Court party-name index for estate, trust, guardianship and other probate case information. Search results can include the case number and assigned judge.
If you need to file rather than search, identify the case type first. Macomb Probate Court handles decedent estates, guardianships, conservatorships, protective proceedings and commitment proceedings. Estate filings, small estates, guardianships and records requests use different forms and procedures.
Hours note: the main court notice lists 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and 1:00–4:30 p.m.; the same official page’s contact block lists an 8:00 a.m. opening. Call 586-469-5290 before an early-morning visit.
Choose the Macomb Probate Task You Need
Pick your actual task so you can move directly to the correct county resource rather than opening unrelated Michigan court pages.
Search a probate case
Estate, trust, guardianship, conservatorship or other probate case information.
Use Macomb Probate Court’s party-name index / Case Lookup.
Write down the case number and assigned judge shown in the result.
How to Search Macomb County Probate Court Cases
Use the Probate Court party-name index before paying a private record-search website. The official court says its search can return the case number and assigned judge.
Confirm this is a Probate Court matter
Use this court for decedent estates, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships, protective proceedings and commitment matters. Circuit and District Court records use different systems.
Open the official party-name index
Search using the strongest identifying information you have. A known case number is ideal for follow-up, but party names can help locate it.
Try the correct probate name
Depending on the case, try the decedent, estate, trust, protected person, guardian, conservator, fiduciary or other party name.
Save the case number and judge
Keep those details before contacting the court about copies, hearings, forms, Letters of Authority or later filings.
Request official proof when needed
A lookup result is useful for identifying the file. Certified copies, Letters of Authority and official file information use the court’s records-request process.
What Does Macomb County Probate Court Handle?
Decedent estates
Probate may be used to transfer assets titled in a deceased person’s name, appoint a personal representative and administer the estate.
Guardianship
The court can appoint guardians for qualifying incapacitated adults, minors and individuals with developmental disabilities under the applicable procedures.
Conservatorship
Conservatorship concerns authority over a protected person’s property and financial affairs.
Trust supervision
Probate Court can handle qualifying trust proceedings and disputes within its jurisdiction.
Protective proceedings
Protective orders and related proceedings have their own filing requirements and fees.
Commitment proceedings
Probate Court also has jurisdiction over certain proceedings involving involuntary psychiatric treatment.
Informal vs Formal Probate in Macomb County
Michigan estate proceedings can begin through an informal application or a formal petition. Which route is appropriate depends on the estate facts, the will, interested persons and whether a dispute or judicial decision is needed.
Application route
Informal probate uses an application to ask the Probate Register to admit a will and/or appoint a personal representative when the matter qualifies for informal treatment.
- Can be used for testate or intestate estates when requirements are satisfied.
- Current Michigan probate forms must be used.
- Death-certificate and protected-information rules still apply.
Petition route
Formal probate uses a petition and may involve a hearing, notice to interested persons, waivers or consents and a judicial order.
- Appropriate when the court must decide a disputed or formal issue.
- PC 559 is the formal probate / personal-representative petition.
- Notice, proof of service and other forms may be required.
Basic decedent-estate fee: the current Macomb Probate fee page lists $175 plus the applicable inventory fee. Certified Letters of Authority are listed at $12 each.
Two Death-Certificate Copies: Redacted and Unredacted
Macomb County’s filer instructions highlight a Michigan Court Rule requirement that affects new decedent estates.
One redacted death certificate
Protected personal identifying information must be redacted from one copy, including information handled through Form MC 97 requirements.
One unredacted death certificate
The court maintains the unredacted copy as a nonpublic record under the applicable Michigan court rule.
If the will contains protected personal identifying information: Macomb’s filer page also says the filer must provide the will for probate plus a redacted copy. The unredacted version is maintained as a nonpublic record.
Macomb Probate Court also requires its specific Notice of Hearing form when a filing requests or requires a hearing.
Macomb County Small Estate Threshold for a 2026 Date of Death
For a 2026 date of death, Macomb County’s current small-estate instructions list a $53,000 threshold. The same official table lists a maximum real-property lien reduction of $264,000 for 2026.
Small-estate eligibility is not determined only by one asset total. The Macomb instructions apply statutory calculations involving date-of-death value, funeral and burial expenses and, for applicable post-2024 estates, real-property lien treatment.
$53,000 for 2026
Use the threshold tied to the decedent’s year of death, not the year in which you happen to file.
$264,000 lien figure
The current county chart lists this as the 2026 maximum lien reduction figure for the applicable small-estate calculation.
PC 556
Petition and Order for Assignment is the core small-estate petition identified by the county instructions.
Confirm Macomb County venue
The decedent must have been a Macomb County resident or a nonresident of Michigan who left property in Macomb County.
Calculate the date-of-death estate value
Gather bank, investment, vehicle, real-estate and other asset values and apply the current statutory calculation.
Prepare the core forms
Current county instructions identify PC 556 and MC 97. PC 556A may be needed when discovery is required to identify an asset.
Attach supporting proof
Include the death certificate and the documentation required to establish asset values and paid funeral or burial expenses.
Calculate filing and inventory fees
The basic small-estate filing fee is $25 plus inventory fee. A certified copy may add another charge.
Do not use an old $50,000 figure for a 2026 death. The current Macomb County threshold chart lists $53,000 for 2026.
Macomb County Probate Forms Users Commonly Need
Start with Macomb County’s own packet page because it combines local instructions with Michigan SCAO-approved forms.
Informal Probate / Personal Representative
Application used in qualifying informal estate proceedings.
Formal Probate / Personal Representative
Petition used when a formal testacy or appointment proceeding is required.
Notice to Creditors
Decedent-estate notice form included in Macomb’s estate resources.
Estate Inventory
Used to report decedent-estate inventory information.
Petition and Order for Assignment
Core small-estate petition for qualifying estates.
Petition and Order for Discovery
Used when information is needed to discover qualifying estate property before assignment.
Adult Guardian Petition
Petition for appointment of guardian of an incapacitated individual.
Conservator / Protective Order
Petition used for adult or minor conservatorship and qualifying protective proceedings.
Macomb Notice of Hearing
Use the Macomb-specific notice when a filing requests or requires a hearing.
Proof of Service
Used to document service of required probate papers.
Do not download a random old probate packet. Macomb County may require local instructions, its Notice of Hearing, proposed orders, proof of service, protected-information forms or additional packet items.
Macomb County Probate Court Fees
Use these current county amounts for planning, then verify the official fee page before filing because inventory fees and case-specific charges can change the final total.
Inventory fee: decedent estates and small estates may owe an additional inventory fee calculated from estate value under Michigan law. The county fee page links to the Michigan inventory-fee calculator.
Macomb County Adult Guardianship Filing Basics
Adult guardianship concerns authority over the personal and physical well-being of a legally incapacitated individual. The alleged incapacitated individual must generally reside in or be present in Macomb County for the county court route described here.
PC 625
The Macomb packet identifies Petition for Appointment of Guardian of Incapacitated Individual as a core opening form.
Recent professional information
The court’s adult guardianship information calls for current or recent medical information describing the adult’s condition.
Notice matters
Petition and hearing notice must be served on required interested persons. The ward receives special personal-service protection.
Base filing fee
The county’s main fee schedule lists adult guardianship at $175.
Filing with a certified letter
The adult guardianship information page describes $187 when the $175 filing fee is combined with one $12 certified Letter of Guardianship or Conservatorship.
Guardian ad Litem costs can be additional. The court’s adult guardianship page says a GAL is appointed when an adult guardianship or conservatorship petition is filed and describes fees that can vary based on the circumstances and estate assets.
Adult and Minor Conservatorship Forms
PC 639 petition
Petition for Appointment of Conservator and/or Protective Order is the core petition identified in Macomb conservatorship packets.
Bond may apply
PC 570 Bond of Fiduciary is included in Macomb’s adult and minor conservatorship materials where required.
Ongoing accounts
Conservators can have continuing inventory, account and verification duties after appointment.
Base conservatorship fee: $175 on the current Probate Court fee schedule. Certified Letters of Authority can add $12 each.
How to Request Macomb Probate Court Records and Copies
Use the online lookup to identify the case first. If you need court-file copies or other information from the file, Macomb County publishes a separate records-request procedure.
Find the case number
Use Case Lookup and save the correct probate case number and party name.
Identify exactly what you need
Ask whether the receiving institution needs an ordinary file copy, certified copy, exemplified copy, order or certified Letters of Authority.
Prepare the records request
Macomb asks for the case number, “in the matter of” information, and requester contact information including phone and email.
Use the designated records contact
The current county records page directs requests to sheila.lipari@macombgov.org.
Pay required fees before delivery
The court says staff processes these requests within 48 hours and required fees must be paid before records are sent.
Important distinction: Probate Court filings are not accepted by ordinary email or fax, but the official court separately permits records-copy requests through its designated records email.
Notice of Hearing, Proof of Service and Zoom Instructions
A probate filing that requests or requires a hearing must use the Macomb County Notice of Hearing form identified by the court.
Use Macomb PC 562A
Macomb publishes its specific Notice of Hearing form, including local hearing information.
Serve required parties
The correct interested persons must receive required petitions and hearing notices within the applicable time and method.
File PC 564 when required
Proof of Service documents that the required papers were properly served.
Macomb’s forms page also publishes Zoom hearing instructions. Follow the hearing notice you actually receive because courtroom and remote-appearance instructions can vary.
Standard Filing vs Emergency Filing
4:00 p.m. cutoff
The official court page says filings will not be accepted after 4:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. in person
Emergency filings must be filed in person by 3:00 p.m. Emergency filings after that time are processed the next day.
No email or fax filing
The Probate Court expressly says filings are not accepted via ordinary email or fax.
Do not confuse a records email with a filing email. The records department accepts copy-information requests by its published email route; that does not mean a probate petition can be filed by email.
Official Macomb County Probate Court Resources
Why a Macomb Probate Case May Not Show Online
Wrong court system
You may be searching Circuit or District Court instead of the Probate Court party-name index.
Name variation
Try the decedent, estate, trust, guardian, conservator, protected person or another party-name variation.
New filing
A newly submitted matter may not appear immediately, especially if it has not yet been processed.
Restricted information
Mental-health, protected-person, minor, confidential and other restricted information may not be fully visible online.
Older file
Older information may require assistance from Probate Court staff or a records request.
You need certified proof
The online index may locate the case, but a bank or agency may require an official certified document instead.
Macomb County Probate Court Address, Phone, Hours and Map
Macomb County Probate Court
40 N. Main Street, 5th Floor
Mount Clemens, MI 48043
Probate Court phone:
586-469-5290
Main court notice:
Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Before you travel
- Bring the case number if the matter already exists.
- Confirm the exact packet or document you need.
- Check the current filing fee and payment method.
- Do not plan a standard filing after 4:00 p.m.
- Emergency filings must be in person by 3:00 p.m.
- Call before an early-morning visit because the official page displays two different opening times.
40 N. Main Street, Mount Clemens, Michigan
Macomb Probate Terms to Know
Party-Name Index
Macomb Probate Court’s public case-search index for estate, trust, guardianship and other probate matters.
Personal Representative
The fiduciary appointed to administer a decedent estate.
Letters of Authority
Court-issued proof that a fiduciary has authority to act in the probate matter.
Informal Probate
An application-based probate route handled through the Probate Register when applicable requirements are met.
Formal Probate
A petition-based probate route involving judicial action, notice and potentially a hearing.
Inventory Fee
An estate-administration fee calculated under Michigan law based on estate value.
Macomb County Probate Court FAQs
Where is Macomb County Probate Court located?
Macomb County Probate Court is located at 40 N. Main Street, 5th Floor, Mount Clemens, Michigan 48043.
What is the Macomb County Probate Court phone number?
The official Probate Court page lists 586-469-5290 for Probate Court questions.
How do I search Macomb County probate cases?
Use the official Probate Court Case Lookup at courtpa.macombgov.org. The court says the party-name index can return the case number and assigned judge.
What time does Macomb County Probate Court stop accepting filings?
The official court page says standard filings are not accepted after 4:00 p.m.
What is the emergency probate filing cutoff?
Emergency filings must be filed in person by 3:00 p.m. Emergency filings after 3:00 p.m. are processed the next day.
Can I file Macomb Probate Court documents by email or fax?
No. The official court page says probate filings are not accepted by email or fax. Records-copy requests have a separate published email process.
What is the Macomb small-estate threshold for 2026?
For a 2026 date of death, the current Macomb County small-estate table lists a $53,000 threshold and a $264,000 maximum real-property lien reduction figure.
How much does it cost to open a decedent estate?
The current county fee schedule lists a decedent estate at $175 plus the applicable inventory fee. Certified Letters of Authority are listed at $12 each.
How much is an adult guardianship filing?
The main Probate Court fee schedule lists guardianship at $175. The adult guardianship information page describes $187 when one $12 certified Letter of Guardianship or Conservatorship is included.
How do I request Macomb Probate Court records?
The current records page directs requests to sheila.lipari@macombgov.org and asks for the case number, matter name, phone number and email address. Required fees must be paid before records are sent.
Independent Guide Disclaimer
ProbateCourtUSA.org is an independent informational website. It is not Macomb County Probate Court, Macomb County government, Michigan Courts, the State Court Administrative Office, a government agency, law firm or official filing service.
Probate procedures can affect legal rights, property and deadlines. Verify current forms, fees, filing rules, hearings, records-access requirements and urgent procedures directly with Macomb County Probate Court or a qualified Michigan probate attorney.