Benzie County Probate Court
Probate Court
Contact
- Address
- 448 Court Place, Benzie County Gov't Center, Beulah, MI 49617
- Phone
- (231) 882-9675
Judges (2)
- Honorable David A. ThompsonChief Judge
- Honorable John D. MeadProbate Judge
Court contacts
ADA Coordinator
Mrs. Kim Long-Miller(231) 882-9675
Court Administrator
Mrs. Kim Long-Miller(231) 882-9675
Language Access Coordinator
Mrs. Kim Long-Miller(231) 882-9675
Probate Register
Mrs. Kim Long-Miller(231) 882-9675
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.
Jurisdiction
- Divisions
- Same building, 448 Court Place, Beulah, MI 49617. Judge John D. Mead (same judge as District Court -- consolidated District/Probate bench, distinct from the shared Circuit judge). No juvenile/adoption jurisdiction listed on this page, consistent with the Circuit Court's Family Division handling those matters instead.
Also worth knowing
- Family court plan
- Benzie County MCR 8.117 plan
- Notes
- Domain drift from benzieco.net to benzieco.gov (see Circuit Court row).
SCAO court code P10. Compiled from the Michigan SCAO trial court directory and this court's own website, last checked 2026-08-29. Confirm anything time-sensitive with the court directly.