Allegan County Probate Court
Probate Court
Contact
- Address
- 113 Chestnut St., Allegan, MI 49010
- Phone
- (269) 673-0250
- Hours
- Not separately published beyond general court hours -- confirm directly with the Probate Clerk.
Judges (1)
- Honorable Jolene ClearwaterChief Judge
Court contacts
ADA Coordinator
Alice Lynn Bernal(269) 673-0250
Court Administrator
Alice Lynn Bernal(269) 673-0250
Probate Register
Alice Lynn Bernal(269) 673-0250
Filing and payment
- E-filing (MiFILE)
- Not on SCAO's statewide MiFILE court list (checked 8/27/2026, list dated 7/23/2025) — either not yet on MiFILE, or on a system this particular list doesn't track. Verify directly with the court.
- Payments
- Filing fees for fax/email submissions paid via ALLPAID using code 7299.
- Forms
- Case-specific forms referenced via the Probate general/mental-health email contacts rather than a single dedicated forms page in this pass.
Jurisdiction
- Divisions
- Jurisdiction: deceased estates, trusts, guardianships/conservatorships (minors and adults), mental health proceedings, delayed registration of foreign birth, drain appeals, protective-order petitions, will safekeeping, and secret marriages. Filing accepted by mail, fax, or email (general and separate Mental Health email addresses) -- max 20 pages by fax/email; documents deemed filed when stamped received, not when sent; filings due 7 days before a hearing; allow 14 days before following up on a filing's case-search status.
Also worth knowing
- Family court plan
- Allegan County MCR 8.117 plan
SCAO court code P03. Compiled from the Michigan SCAO trial court directory and this court's own website, last checked 2026-08-28. Confirm anything time-sensitive with the court directly.