Probate Court: Decedent Estates & Wills

This page contains links to information you need to know about Decedent Estates and Wills. 

• Disposition of Small Estates (Brochure #3; file size 60k)
• Depositing Your Will for Safekeeping (Brochure #4; file size 74k)
• What You Should Know About Your Estate (Brochure #5; file size 61k)
• Planning to Administer a Decedent's Estate (Brochure #8; file size 28k)

• Gross Estate Fee Schedule (file size 133k)
• Oakland County Probate Court Notices regarding Gross Estate Fees
  • Notice Regarding Fees (GEF & Motions) [July 2004] (file size27k)
  • Notice to the Public [November 2005] (file size 11k)
  • Inventory Fee Notice [February 2006] (file size 7k)
  • Notice in Regards to the Change in Calculation of Inventory Fees (aka Gross Estate Fees]) [November 2006] (file size 9K)
• COLA-Cost of Living Adjustment (See page 3 in this State of Michigan-Department of Treasury pdf document)
• Probate Court Filing Fees (file size 16k)

Forms

• Authorization to Release Will Held for Safe Keeping (PC 548)
• Deceased Estates: Formal/Supervised
• Deceased Estates: Informal
• Deceased Estates: Small Estate
• Personal Representative Notice to the Friend of the Court (PC modified form; file size 18k)

• FAQ - Another Person's Will
• FAQ - Your will

• General Information Sheet for the Opening of a Decedents Estate (PEMH 1024; file size 13k)
• Closing a Decedent's Estate (file size 55k)
• Instructions for Filing a Petition and Order for Assignment (PEMH 1025; file size 14k) 
• Information Sheet for Procedure/ Responsibilities Following the Filing of a Petition (PEMH 1034; file size 26k)
• Inventories, Annual Accounts and Reports (Brochure #9; file size 28k)
• Basic Instructions for Filing an Account (file size 19k)