Self-Represented Litigants

Guide to Locations and Services for Litigants

Civil Division
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center (CAYMC)
2 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226

The Civil Division handles:

• Matters involving claims of more than $25,000
• Cased related to medical malpractice, products liability, auto negligence, personal injury, contracts, employment discrimination and appeals from Wayne County District Courts and administrative agencies 
  

• Cases related to divorce, paternity, custody, child support, personal protection orders, parental waivers, emancipation of minors, name changes,  infectious diseases
• Matters related to Wayne County Friend of the Court such as custody, parenting time and child support, with the goal of supporting the best interests of the children
• 24-hour case information access  

Family Division - Juvenile
Lincoln Hall of Justice (LHJ)
1025 E. Forest Avenue, Detroit MI 48201

The Family Division – Juvenile Section handles cases related to:

• Adoption
• Child abuse and neglect
• Guardianship
• Juvenile delinquency

Criminal Division
Wayne County Criminal Justice Center 

• District Court criminal appeals
• Felony cases bound over from District Courts in Wayne County, 
  

Wayne County Probate Court
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center

Located on 12th and 13th Floors
2 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226

Contact

Wayne County Probate Court is a separate entity from the Third Judicial Circuit. It handles:

• Conservatorships,
• Decedents’ estates,
• Guardianships
• Involuntary mental health treatment