Clinton County Probate Court

Probate Court

Contact

Address
100 E. State St., Clinton County Courthouse, St. Johns, MI 48879
Hours
See the site's Hours & Holidays page; general county court hours apply.

Judges (1)

  • Honorable Lisa SullivanChief 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.
Payments
Online Payment option for Probate Court fees.
Forms
Site stresses that only the current SCAO-approved forms are accepted -- forms change without notice, and filing an outdated version can result in the court refusing the filing.
Local administrative orders
Language Access Plan (PDF) published.

Jurisdiction

Divisions
Judge: Hon. Lisa Sullivan (also assigned to the Family Division of the 29th Circuit Court). Address: 100 E State Street, Suite 4300, St. Johns, MI 48879. Phone (989) 224-5190. Jurisdiction: trusts, decedent estates, guardianships/conservatorships, mental illness/developmental disability matters, condemnation/drain cases, juvenile delinquency, dependency/neglect, adoptions, name changes, secret marriages, emancipation, will/codicil safekeeping, acknowledgements of paternity, recall petitions/hearings (school board/township officials).
Special dockets
Administers the Clinton County Youth Home and the Child Care Fund directly under Probate Court jurisdiction.

Also worth knowing

Notes
Same AI-disclosure/citation-verification notice posted here as on the Circuit Court page -- applies court-wide, not just to Circuit filings. Zoom presumed for uncontested guardianships/conservatorships, uncontested estates, and scheduling conferences (effective Sept 9, 2022); all other Zoom use needs pre-approval.

SCAO court code P19. 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.