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Bay County Probate Court

Michigan

989-895-4205

Phone

989-895-4205

Website

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In Bay County, Michigan, you file a probate case with the Bay County probate court at 1230 Washington Ave., Suite 715 Bay City, MI 48708-5737. You can reach the court at 989-895-4205. Below you'll find 2 filing fees, 65 downloadable Michigan probate forms and the office hours.

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Court Location & Contact

Address

1230 Washington Ave., Suite 715 Bay City, MI 48708-5737

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Filing Fees

Bay County, Michigan

Fee TypeAmount
Petition to Appoint Guardian$175.00
Filing fee to commence an estate proceeding$175.00

Judges & Officers

HJ
Honorable Jan A. Miner

Probate Forms Library

65 Michigan probate forms (plus 44 federal forms).

Every Bay County form, with a short summary and the official source →
PC571 — Acceptance of Appointment - PC571countyDownload
10.00 — Adult Adoption ChecklistcountyDownload
PC617 — Declaration of Intent to Give Notice by Publication - PC 617countyDownload
PC569 — Order of Formal Proceedings - PC569countyDownload
PC559 — Petition for Probate and/or Appointment of Personal Representative (Testate/Intestate) - PC559countyDownload
PC564 — Proof of Service - PC564countyDownload
PC564 — Publication of Notice of Hearing - PC 564countyDownload
PC568 — Registers Statement - PC568countyDownload
10.00 — Relative Adoption ChecklistcountyDownload
Release Of Information From Michigan's Adoption RecordscountyDownload
PC567 — Renunciation of Right to Appointment, Nomination of Personal Representative and Waiver of Notice - PC567countyDownload
PC562 — Step-Parent Adoption ChecklistcountyDownload
PC566 — Supplemental Testimony To Identify Non Heir Devisees, Testate Estate - PC566countyDownload
PC-571 — Acceptance of AppointmentstateDownload
PC-558 — Application for Informal Probate and/or Appointment of Personal Representative (Testate/Intestate)stateDownload
PC-570 — Bond of FiduciarystateDownload
PC-592 — Certificate of CompletionstateDownload
PC-555 — Demand for NoticestateDownload
PC-572 — Letters of Authority for Personal RepresentativestateDownload
PC-599 — Memorandum of Administrative ClosingstateDownload
PC-601 — Memorandum of Conference To Correct DeficiencystateDownload
4350 — mi-probate-benchbook.pdf - Michigan CourtsOne Court of JusticestateDownload
MICHIGAN'S PROBATE COURT SYSTEMOne Court of JusticestateDownload
MC-278 — Motion To Modify Order For MediationstateDownload
MC-276 — Motion To Remove Case From MediationstateDownload
PC-573 — Notice of Appointment and Duties of Personal RepresentativestateDownload
PC-600 — Notice of DeficiencystateDownload
PC-562 — Notice of HearingstateDownload
PC-575 — Notice of Informal Probate (No Personal Representative Appointed)stateDownload
PC-589 — Notice of Intent to Close Estate Administration and Terminate Personal Representative's AuthoritystateDownload
MC-29 — Notice of Intent To Destroy Discovery MaterialsstateDownload
PC-557 — Notice of Intent to Request Informal Appointment of Personal RepresentativestateDownload
PC-576 — Notice Regarding Attorney FeesstateDownload
MC-275 — Notice Regarding Court Selected MediatorstateDownload
PC-574 — Notice to Creditors, Decedent's EstatestateDownload
PC-578 — Notice to Known CreditorsstateDownload
PC-581 — Notice to Spouse of Rights of Election and Allowances, Proof of Service, and ElectionstateDownload
PC-609 — OrderstateDownload
PC-585B — Order Allowing Account(s)stateDownload
PC-602 — Order Appointing Special Fiduciary Suspending Powers of FiduciarystateDownload
PC-554 — Order Determining Heirs, Separate ProceedingsstateDownload
MC-30 — Order For Case EvaluationstateDownload
PC-595 — Order for Complete Estate SettlementstateDownload
PC-597 — Order of DischargestateDownload
MC-277 — Order On Motion To Remove Case From MediationstateDownload
PC-605 — Order Regarding Appointment of Personal RepresentativestateDownload
PC-618 — Personal Representative Notice to Friend of the CourtstateDownload
PC-551 — Petition and Order to Open Safe-Deposit Box to Locate Will or Burial DeedstateDownload
PC-593 — Petition for Complete Estate SettlementstateDownload
PC-559 — Petition for Probate and/or Appointment of Personal Representative (Testate/Intestate)stateDownload
PC-604 — Petition for Removal of Personal Representative and Appointment of Successor (Estate Not Closed)stateDownload
PC-560 — Petition for Supervised Administration after Previous AdjudicationstateDownload
PC-585A — Petition to Allow Account(s)stateDownload
PC-553 — Petition to Determine Heirs, Separate ProceedingsstateDownload
Probate Court Records: Questions and AnswersOne Court of JusticestateDownload
PC-564 — Proof of ServicestateDownload
PC-563 — Publication of Notice of HearingstateDownload
PC-588 — Receipt of Distributive Share, Personal PropertystateDownload
PC-649 — Receipt of Ward And DischargestateDownload
PC-568 — Register's StatementstateDownload
Retention of PROBATE CASE RECORDSOne Court of JusticestateDownload
PC-552 — Safe-Deposit Box Certificate and ReceiptstateDownload
PC-582 — Selection of Homestead Allowance and Exempt PropertystateDownload
MC-279 — Stipulation For MediationstateDownload
PC-590 — Sworn Closing Statement, Summary Proceeding, Small EstatesstateDownload
Federal forms (IRS, SSA, VA) · 44
1041 — Accumulation Distribution for Certain Complex TrustsfederalDownload
1041-T — Allocation of Estimated Tax Payments to BeneficiariesfederalDownload
1041 — Alternative Minimum Tax — Estates and TrustsfederalDownload
Application For Burial BenefitsfederalDownload
SSA-4 — Application for Child's Insurance BenefitsfederalDownload
SF 2800 — Application for Death Benefits (CSRS)federalDownload
SF 3104 — Application for Death Benefits (FERS)federalDownload
Application For DIC, Survivors Pension And/Or Accrued BenefitsfederalDownload
SS-4 — Application for Employer Identification NumberfederalDownload
706 — Application for Extension of Time To File a Return and/or Pay U.S. Estate TaxesfederalDownload
SSA-10 — Application for Widow's or Widower's Insurance BenefitsfederalDownload
1041 — Beneficiary's Share of Income, Deductions, Credits, etc.federalDownload
1041 — Capital Gains and Losses (Estates and Trusts)federalDownload
706-CE — Certification of Payment of Foreign Death TaxfederalDownload
FE6 — Claim for Death Benefits (FEGLI)federalDownload
VA40-1330 — Claim For Standard Government Headstone Or MarkerfederalDownload
SF 2818 — Continuation of Life Insurance Coverage as AnnuitantfederalDownload
FE7 — Designation Of Beneficiary (FEGLI)federalDownload
SF 2823 — Designation Of Beneficiary Federal Employees' Group Life InsurancefederalDownload
FS 5336 — Disposition of Treasury Securities Belonging to a Decedent's Estate Being Settled Without AdministrationfederalDownload
8855 — Election To Treat a Qualified Revocable Trust as Part of an EstatefederalDownload
1041 — Estimated Income Tax for Estates and TrustsfederalDownload
706 — Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax (Form 706)federalDownload
706-GS — Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return for DistributionsfederalDownload
706-GS — Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Return for TerminationsfederalDownload
8971 — Information Regarding Beneficiaries Acquiring Property From a DecedentfederalDownload
56 — Notice Concerning Fiduciary RelationshipfederalDownload
706-GS — Notification of Distribution From a Generation-Skipping TrustfederalDownload
1041-V — Payment Voucher (Estate or Trust)federalDownload
I-360 — Petition For Amerasian, Widow(er), Or Special ImmigrantfederalDownload
2848 — Power of Attorney and Declaration of RepresentativefederalDownload
FS 1455 — Request By Owner or Person Entitled to Payment for Reissue of United States Savings BondsfederalDownload
706 HAS — Request for Discharge From Personal Liability Under IRC 2204 or 6905federalDownload
4810 — Request For Prompt Assessment Under Internal Revenue Code Section 6501(d)federalDownload
FS 1522 — Special Form of Request for Payment of United States Savings and Retirement SecuritiesfederalDownload
SSA-721 — Statement of Death by Funeral DirectorfederalDownload
1310 — Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased TaxpayerfederalDownload
706-NA — U.S. Estate Tax Return for Nonresident Not a Citizen of the U.S.federalDownload
706-QDT — U.S. Estate Tax Return for Qualified Domestic TrustsfederalDownload
1041 U — U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and TrustsfederalDownload
1041-A — U.S. Information Return Trust Accumulation of Charitable AmountsfederalDownload
706-A — United States Additional Estate Tax ReturnfederalDownload
706 UNITED — United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax ReturnfederalDownload
709 — United States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax ReturnfederalDownload

Probate in Bay County

Simple probate
5-7 months
Complex estate
12-24 months
Michigan small estate limit
$25,000

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Additional Notes

The Bay County Probate Court has jurisdiction over deceased probate estates, trusts, mental health, registrations of foreign births, guardianships, and conservatorships. Court staff is available by telephone daily from 8:00am-5:00pm.

Office Hours

Monday-Friday7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Common Questions

Where do I file probate in Bay County, Michigan?

File with the Bay County probate court at 1230 Washington Ave., Suite 715 Bay City, MI 48708-5737. The court's phone number is 989-895-4205.

How much does it cost to file probate in Bay County?

The fees we have on record for the Bay County probate court are: Petition to Appoint Guardian: $175.00; and Filing fee to commence an estate proceeding: $175.00. Other fees may apply; confirm the current amounts with the clerk before you file.

When is the Bay County probate court open?

Listed office hours: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m..

How long does probate take in Michigan?

A simple probate in Michigan usually takes about 5-7 months. A complex estate can take 12-24 months. In Michigan, creditors with claims from before the death have four months after the notice to creditors is published. A known creditor gets one month after being sent notice if that's later. Without proper notice, the limit is three years after the death (MCL 700.3803).

Is there a small estate option in Michigan?

Michigan's small estate limit is $25,000. Estates under the limit may be settled with a simpler procedure than full probate; the Michigan probate guide explains when it applies.

Where can I get probate forms for Bay County?

This page links 65 Michigan probate forms you can download as PDFs, listed under Probate Forms Library.

Probate Attorneys

The closest we list to this court

Michael Allen

Dickinson Wright PLLC

Saginaw · 10 mi

(989) 791-4643

Ramon (Fred) Rolf

Weiler Law Group PLC

Midland · 18 mi

(989) 492-0955 (Work)

Nancy Little

Buhl, Little, Lynwood & Harris, PLC

East Lansing · 66 mi

(517) 853-6900 (Work)

John Bos

Buhl, Little, Lynwood & Harris, PLC

East Lansing · 66 mi

(517) 853-6900 (Work)

Douglas (Doug) Chalgian

Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices, PLLC

East Lansing · 68 mi

(517) 332-3800

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