A SPOUSE WHO INTENDS TO CHANGE THEIR NAME AFTER MARRIAGE MUST SIGN & PRINT ALL THREE DOCUMENTS WITH THE NAME THEY WILL BE USING AFTER THE WEDDING. The officiant must enter the name of the city, village, or township, and the name of the county in which the marriage is being performed.
Due to limited staffing and an overwhelming number of phone calls, voicemails, emails, and letters you may now schedule your own appointment in order to receive services from our office using our eScheduler (see below).
The central phone number to the Clerk's Office is (313) 967-6938. You may find additional information for the Wayne County Clerk Office at .
All in person filers must go to the Wayne County Clerk, in Room 201 of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, located at Two Woodward Avenue, Detroit, 48226. It is important that all documents are complete at the time of submission.
Check with the clerk of the court to confirm what's required, but in most courts you'll need to file a: Petition (Consent Judgment) Domestic violence screening form. Confidential Case Inventory (if you have any other pending or resolved family division cases), and a. Proposed Consent Judgment/Order.
You must file your divorce in circuit court in the county where either you or your spouse has lived for at least ten days before filing. Most people file in the county where they live, but you do not have to. You can file where your spouse lives.
An uncontested divorce, where both parties agree on all terms, is the fastest and least expensive way to dissolve a marriage in Michigan. The process can move swiftly without the need for contentious court battles over assets, custody, or support.
If a will was admitted in a probate estate with the Wayne County Probate Court, and you would like to obtain a copy of the will, please email info@wcpc to make arrangements.
Your motion must first be filed with the Wayne County Clerk before the Friend of the Court will schedule a hearing. The original, plus four copies of the motion and any additional sheets you have attached. A copy of the current court order you wish to change; if applicable.
You can find out at the county clerk's office where the executor filed the paperwork. Once you know where the probate is, search that county's . gov website for the deceased person's name. You can also get access to information related to the Will if it has gone through the probate process and become public record.