Manistee County Probate Court
415 Third Street
Manistee, MI  49660

Please Note: This is the Probate Court section of the website.  If you are looking for District Court Probation, please click here.  If you are looking for Circuit Court Probation/Parole, please click here.

The Manistee County Probate Court has jurisdiction over the following:

The probate of decedent estates;

Disputes arising out of the administration, distribution, reformation or termination of trusts;

The appointment of guardians and/or conservators for legally incapacitated adults and the periodic review of said files;

The appointment of guardians and/or conservators for minors and the periodic review of said files;

The appointment of guardians for developmentally disabled individuals and the periodic review of said files;

The involuntary treatment of mentally ill persons based on statutory criteria;

The filing of Wills for safekeeping;

The registering of foreign births;

Secret marriages;

The appointment of members to the Boundary Commission and the Soldiers' Relief Commission.