AGENCY: District Court (Sixth District : Wayne County)

SERIES: 6
TITLE: Probate case files
DATES: 1896-
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by case number.

DESCRIPTION: Probate records contain the details of proceedings in estate and guardianship cases. Personal name change cases may also appear. For deceased persons, the will, appraisals and inventories, and the settlements are recorded. For guardianships, the appointment of a guardian and frequently an account of some property are noted. Adoption records give the full order of adoption, often with statements from both the natural and adoptive parents or a social service agency detailing circumstances of the adoption. The county probate court was responsible for the proceedings of these cases until statehood (1896), at which time the probate court was dissolved and the district court assumed the responsibility.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain for 50 year(s)

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 03/1983

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 50 years or until microfilmed and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

These records are historical due to geneaological value and documentation of rights.

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