Allegan County Circuit Court cases in Allegan County, Allegan, MI
Allegan County Probate Court is a Michigan probate trial court of limited jurisdiction located in Allegan. It oversees matters involving decedents' estates and wills, trust administration, and the appointment and supervision of personal representatives. The court also handles guardianships and conservatorships for adults and minors, protective proceedings, and mental health treatment/commitment cases under the Mental Health Code. Its role is to provide judicial oversight for estate and protective matters and to issue orders (such as letters of authority) enabling fiduciaries and guardians to act. It does not hear general criminal, traffic, landlord-tenant, divorce, custody, juvenile delinquency, or adoption cases; those are handled by the district court (misdemeanor/traffic/civil lower-value) and the circuit court, including its family division.
Allegan County Circuit Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Circuit Court |
| County: | Allegan |
| Street Address: | 113 Chestnut St. |
| City: | Allegan |
| Zip Code: | 49010 |
| Phone: | 269-673-0300 |
| Hours: | Monday - Friday : 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Website URL: | http://cms.allegancounty.org/sites/office/cc/SitePages/Home.aspx |
| Parking: | Parking is available in the Courthouse parking lot. You may refer to the map included in your juror packet for additional parking areas. http://www.allegancounty.org/docs/AC_DowntownMap.pdf |
| Directions: | https://www.google.com/maps/dir//113+Chestnut+St,+Allegan,+MI+49010,+USA/@42.5242248,-85.8648625,15.12z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x8819decc59c66a0b:0x9a14dd11545bd62!2m2!1d-85.8512627!2d42.528206?hl=en |
| Forms & Filing: | http://cms.allegancounty.org/sites/Office/CC/FOC/SitePages/Forms.aspx |
| Divisions / Services: | http://cms.allegancounty.org/sites/Office/CC/SitePages/Home.aspx |
| Jury Service: | http://cms.allegancounty.org/sites/Office/CC/SitePages/Jury%20Duty.aspx |
| Languages: | Multiple |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/48thCourt/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/allegancounty |
| ADA: | http://cms.allegancounty.org/sheriff/EMD/SitePages/SpecialNeeds.aspx http://cms.allegancounty.org/sites/Office/CC/Resources/ADA%20Grievance%20Form.pdf http://cms.allegancounty.org/sites/Office/CC/Resources/ADA%20Request%20For%20Accommodations.pdf http://cms.allegancounty.org/sites/Office/CC/Resources/ADA%20Policy%20Statement.pdf |
| About / Additional Info: | http://www.allegancounty.org/docs/AC_DowntownMap.pdf |
Services and Case Types Handled in Allegan County Circuit Court
Allegan County Probate Court serves the public by:
- Processing case filings and holding hearings for decedents' estates and wills (informal/formal probate, appointment of personal representatives, letters of authority, small-estate procedures).
- Guardianships and conservatorships for adults and minors (appointments, modifications, removals, required inventories and annual accountings).
- Mental health matters (petitions for involuntary evaluation/treatment, transport orders, assisted outpatient treatment, and protective orders safeguarding an incapacitated person or estate).
- Trust and probate-related disputes, including will contests (bench or jury trials when required).
Core services include case intake and scheduling, issuance of orders and certified copies, compliance monitoring, records access consistent with law, standardized forms and procedural guidance, fee payment processing, and coordination of jurors when a probate jury is needed.