Cheboygan County Circuit Court cases in Cheboygan County, Cheboygan, MI
Cheboygan County Probate Court is a Michigan probate court (a trial court of limited jurisdiction) serving Cheboygan County in Cheboygan, MI. It handles administration of decedents' estates and wills, trust matters, and the appointment and supervision of guardians and conservators for adults and minors. The court also hears petitions for mental health treatment and involuntary commitment under the Mental Health Code, and related protective proceedings. It does not handle criminal, general civil, divorce/child-custody, or traffic cases; those are heard in the county's district or circuit courts, including the Circuit Court's Family Division.
Cheboygan County Circuit Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | Circuit Court |
| County: | Cheboygan |
| Street Address: | 870 S. Main Street |
| City: | Cheboygan |
| Zip Code: | 49721 |
| Phone: | 231-627-8855 |
| Hours: | Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM |
| Website URL: | http://www.cheboygancounty.net/53rd-circuit-court-95/ |
| Forms & Filing: | https://courts.michigan.gov/administration/scao/forms/pages/search-for-a-form.aspx |
| Divisions / Services: | http://www.cheboygancounty.net/courts--law-enforcement-3/ |
| Dockets / Schedule / Calendar: | http://www.cheboygancounty.net/index.php?catid=309&preview=1 |
| Jury Service: | http://www.cheboygancounty.net/jury-duty-168/ |
| Languages: | Multiple |
| ADA: | Jodi Barrette |
| ADA Phone: | 231-627-8842 |
| ADA Fax / Email: | 231-627-8444, d89@cheboygancounty.net |
Services and Case Types Handled in Cheboygan County Circuit Court
Cheboygan County Probate Court serves the public by administering:
- Estates and trusts: informal/formal probate, appointment of personal representatives, determination of heirs, small-estate assignments, claims, and Letters of Authority.
- Guardianships and conservatorships: for minors, adults, and persons with developmental disabilities; appointments, reviews, modifications, annual reports, and accountings.
- Mental health proceedings: petitions and orders for involuntary evaluation/treatment and related relief.
- Protective orders: emergency and interim orders safeguarding an individual's property or welfare under Michigan's EPIC (personal protection orders are handled by Circuit Court).
- Case filings and records: acceptance of petitions, docketing, maintenance of files, certified copies.
- Court hearings: scheduling and conducting conferences, evidentiary hearings, and bench/jury trials where authorized; issuance of notices and orders.
- Jury services: summoning and managing jurors when a jury trial is requested in probate or mental-health matters.
- Public assistance: forms, filing guidance, fee processing, interpreter/ADA coordination.