Branch County Probate Court

Probate Court

Contact

Address
31 Division St., Coldwater, MI 49036
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Judges (1)

  • Honorable Kirk A. KashianChief Judge

Court contacts

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
Address: 31 Division St., Coldwater, MI 49036; Probate (517) 279-4318, Juvenile Unit (517) 279-4316. Judge: Kirk Kashian; Attorney/Referee Wendy Gensch; Probate Register Marcia Burns; Juvenile Register Dalyn Cummings; CASA Coordinator Kristy Smith. Handles estate/trust administration, guardianships/conservatorships, mental health commitments, and adoptions. Juvenile proceedings are open to the public with a Zoom option for remote participants.
Special dockets
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program coordinated through this office

Also worth knowing

Notes
Notable structural variance directly relevant to Mike's Children/Youth Services practice: Probate Court here has its own dedicated Juvenile Unit (separate phone/fax) and a named Juvenile Register and CASA Coordinator, and explicitly handles adoptions — a more integrated Probate/Family-Juvenile setup than the typical Circuit-Family-Division model seen in most other counties.

SCAO court code P12. 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.