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What each Michigan form actually does, who files it, where it goes, what it costs, and the mistakes that get filings bounced back.
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What are SCAO forms and where do I get them?
SCAO forms are the standardized court forms published by Michigan's State Court Administrative Office. They are the same in every county and free to download from the Michigan Courts website (courts.michigan.gov). Form numbers start with a prefix for the court area: MC (general), DC (district court), PC (probate), and FOC (Friend of the Court). Use the search below to find a form by number or name.
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Request a document preparation quoteForm MC 01 is the Michigan summons that opens a civil or family case. The clerk stamps it with your case number and judge assignment, and it tells the other party they have 21 days (28 if served by mail or out of state) to respond.
Filing fee: $175 for most circuit court civil cases; $175/$255 for divorce without/with minor children.
How to complete MC 01Form MC 20 asks a Michigan court to waive or suspend your filing fees because you cannot afford them. Filers who receive public assistance, or whose income is below the court's threshold, commonly qualify.
Filing fee: None — there is no fee to request a fee waiver.
How to complete MC 20Form CSCL/CD-700 creates a Michigan LLC. You file it with the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), not with a court, and the $50 filing fee is the state's standard rate.
Filing fee: $50 standard. Expedited service is available for an additional state fee.
How to complete CSCL/CD-700Form MC 03 is the Michigan Answer — the document you file to respond to a complaint after you have been served. You generally have 21 days from personal service in Michigan, or 28 days if you were served by registered mail or served outside the state.
Filing fee: Usually $0 to answer, though some courts charge an appearance fee; a counterclaim adds a motion fee.
How to complete MC 03Form MC 302 tells the court who was served, what documents they received, and how and when service happened. Michigan courts treat a case as stalled until proof of service is on file, even when the other party actually received the papers.
Filing fee: None.
How to complete MC 302Form MC 07 asks the clerk to enter a default against a party who was properly served but never responded within the deadline. A default is not the same as a judgment — it is the step that lets you ask for one.
Filing fee: Usually none for the default entry; the later default judgment may carry a fee.
How to complete MC 07Form CSCL/CD 272 registers an assumed name — a DBA — for a Michigan corporation or LLC with the state. It lets an existing entity operate under a different public-facing name without forming a new company, and it is valid for five years.
Filing fee: $25 for an LLC and $10 for a corporation, plus optional expedited service fees.
How to complete CSCL/CD 272Form CSCL/CD 500 creates a Michigan for-profit corporation. It sets the corporate name, the number of authorized shares, and the resident agent, and it must be filed with LARA before the corporation legally exists.
Filing fee: $60 minimum — a $10 filing fee plus a $50 minimum franchise fee for the first 60,000 authorized shares.
How to complete CSCL/CD 500Michigan Form L-4260 must be filed with the local assessor within 45 days of any transfer of real property ownership — including a quitclaim deed between family members. Missing the deadline triggers penalties, and the transfer usually uncaps the taxable value.
Filing fee: None to file, but late filing carries penalties of $5 per day up to $200 for most residential property.
How to complete L-4260 (Form 2766)Michigan Form 2705 states the true cash value of transferred property when the transfer tax is calculated on value rather than on a stated sale price — common for gifts, family transfers, and deeds into a trust.
Filing fee: None for the affidavit itself; transfer tax is $3.75 per $500 of value to the state and $0.55 to $0.75 per $500 to the county unless exempt.
How to complete Form 2705Form MC 97 is the nonpublic Michigan court form used to give the court protected personal identifying information — Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and financial account numbers — that MCR 1.109(D)(9)(a) keeps out of public filings.
Filing fee: None — MC 97 has no separate filing fee.
How to complete MC 97Form MC 97a is the addendum used when a filing contains protected personal identifying information that must be removed from the public document. You file the public version with the information redacted and give the court the full details on MC 97a.
Filing fee: None.
How to complete MC 97aForm MC 11 is the Michigan subpoena that orders a witness to appear at a hearing or trial, produce documents, or both. It must be issued through the court and served on the witness before the date listed.
Filing fee: No filing fee for the subpoena itself; witness fees and mileage are payable to the witness, and service costs may apply.
How to complete MC 11Form MC 100 asks a Michigan court to excuse a party from Michigan's mandatory e-filing system (MiFILE) and allow paper filing instead, because of a disability, limited English proficiency, incarceration, or another qualifying reason.
Filing fee: No fee to file the request.
How to complete MC 100Form MC 325 asks the court clerk to schedule a hearing date for a motion you have filed. Many Michigan trial courts require this request before they will put your motion on the docket.
Filing fee: No separate fee beyond any motion fee already charged.
How to complete MC 325Form MC 326 tells the other party in a Michigan case when and where a hearing on a motion will take place. Serving this notice on time is what gives the other side a fair chance to respond before the judge rules.
Filing fee: No separate fee.
How to complete MC 326Form MC 02 formally notifies the court and the other parties that a person or their attorney is appearing in a case, and gives the official address where papers should be sent.
Filing fee: No separate fee to file an appearance.
How to complete MC 02Form FOC 10/52 gives the Friend of the Court the identifying and income information needed to open a support file. It is required in every Michigan divorce or custody case involving minor children.
Filing fee: No separate fee; filed with the case.
How to complete FOC 10/52Form FOC 39 is the Michigan order that sets the child support amount, health-care coverage, and payment schedule. Every case with minor children ends with one, whether the parents agree or the judge decides.
Filing fee: No separate fee when submitted with the judgment.
How to complete FOC 39Form PC 51 asks a Michigan probate court to legally change your name or your minor child's name. Adult petitioners are fingerprinted, the hearing is usually published in a local newspaper, and the judge signs an order you use to update your records.
Filing fee: Around $175 depending on the county, plus fingerprinting and newspaper publication costs.
How to complete PC 51Form FOC 65 asks a Michigan circuit court to change an existing parenting time order. You must show proper cause or a change of circumstances since the last order, and that the change serves the child's best interests.
Filing fee: $20 motion fee in most Michigan circuit courts; a fee waiver is available on MC 20.
How to complete FOC 65Form FOC 87 asks the court to raise, lower, or otherwise change a Michigan child support order. Courts generally modify support when income, parenting time overnights, or childcare and health costs have changed enough to shift the guideline amount.
Filing fee: $20 motion fee in most circuit courts, waivable with MC 20.
How to complete FOC 87Form FOC 100 is the standard Michigan order that sets spousal support — the amount, how long it runs, how it is paid, and whether it can be changed later. Michigan has no spousal support formula; the judge weighs statutory and case-law factors.
Filing fee: None as a separate filing when it is entered with the judgment.
How to complete FOC 100Form CC 375 asks a Michigan circuit court for a domestic relationship personal protection order against a spouse, former spouse, dating partner, co-parent, or household member. There is no filing fee, and a judge can issue an ex parte order the same day.
Filing fee: None. Michigan charges no fee to file for a PPO.
How to complete CC 375Form CC 377 requests a nondomestic stalking personal protection order — used when the person harassing you is a neighbor, coworker, classmate, or stranger rather than a domestic partner. It requires showing a pattern of two or more unwanted contacts.
Filing fee: None.
How to complete CC 377Form FOC 89 is the Michigan order that sets legal custody, physical custody, and the parenting-time schedule. It is entered after a hearing or on the parents' written agreement.
Filing fee: No separate fee when entered in an existing case; a motion fee applies if you are filing a motion to change custody.
How to complete FOC 89Form FOC 19 asks the court to order the other parent to appear and explain why they should not be held in contempt for violating a custody or parenting-time order.
Filing fee: A motion fee of about $20 applies in most circuit courts.
How to complete FOC 19Form MC 21 lists every other family or juvenile case involving the same children or parties, so the circuit court can assign your case to the judge who already knows the family.
Filing fee: No separate fee — it is an attachment to your initial filing.
How to complete MC 21Form FOC 50 asks the circuit court to start, change, or end a Michigan child support or spousal support order — usually after a change in income, parenting time, or a child's circumstances.
Filing fee: A motion fee of about $20 applies in most circuit courts.
How to complete FOC 50Form FOC 110 is the order that sets up a payment plan for past-due child or spousal support, or forgives part of the arrears, after a hearing or an agreement between the parties.
Filing fee: No separate fee — it is entered in the existing case.
How to complete FOC 110Form FOC 109 is how a support payer asks the court for a realistic payment plan on past-due support, or asks to have part of the arrears discharged.
Filing fee: No separate fee for the form; a general motion fee may apply — ask the clerk.
How to complete FOC 109Form FOC 85 asks the circuit court to lift a driver's, occupational, recreational, or sporting license suspension that was entered for falling behind on child support or missing parenting time.
Filing fee: No separate fee to file the motion in most circuits — confirm with the clerk.
How to complete FOC 85Form MC 416 is a sworn statement, required in every Michigan custody or parenting-time case, listing where each child has lived over the last five years and any other custody-related court cases involving the child. Courts use it to confirm Michigan has jurisdiction.
Filing fee: No separate fee; filed as part of the case.
How to complete MC 416Form FOC 23 updates the Friend of the Court's file with a party's current identifying, address, and employment information. It is commonly filed when circumstances change after a case opens, such as a new job or a move.
Filing fee: No separate fee; filed as part of the existing case.
How to complete FOC 23Form DC 100c is the 7-day demand for possession a Michigan landlord must serve before filing an eviction for unpaid rent. You cannot file the eviction case until the 7 days expire.
Filing fee: No fee to serve the notice. The eviction complaint filed afterward costs $45 plus service.
How to complete DC 100cForm DC 102 is the district court summons for an eviction case. Filed with the complaint (DC 104), it sets the hearing date — Michigan eviction hearings are typically scheduled within about 10 days.
Filing fee: $45 plus service costs.
How to complete DC 102Form DC 100a ends a Michigan tenancy without alleging that the tenant did anything wrong. For a month-to-month tenancy the notice period is generally one full rental period — commonly 30 days — and it must be served before an eviction case can be filed.
Filing fee: None to serve the notice. The later district court eviction filing fee is $45 plus service costs.
How to complete DC 100aForm DC 100b is Michigan's 7-day demand used when a tenant has caused serious and continuing physical injury to the property or created a health hazard. It is a fault-based notice, so the landlord must be able to prove the condition.
Filing fee: None for the notice; $45 for the later district court eviction filing.
How to complete DC 100bForm DC 104 is the judgment a Michigan district court enters at the end of an eviction case. It states what the tenant owes, whether possession is awarded, and how many days the tenant has before an order of eviction can issue.
Filing fee: None as a separate filing.
How to complete DC 104Form DC 105 is the Michigan court order that actually authorizes removal of a tenant. It can only be requested after the judgment's compliance period has expired, and only a court officer or bailiff may execute it.
Filing fee: $15 issuance fee to the court, plus the court officer's service and removal charges.
How to complete DC 105Form DC 101 tells a land contract buyer that they are in default and that the seller intends to declare the contract forfeited. It is served on the buyer before any court case starts.
Filing fee: No fee for the notice itself; court filing fees apply later if a complaint for possession is filed.
How to complete DC 101Form DC 107 is the last step in a Michigan eviction. After you already have a judgment for possession, this asks the court to order a court officer to physically remove the tenant.
Filing fee: A fee is charged for the order plus a separate court officer service fee — amounts vary by court, so confirm with the clerk.
How to complete DC 107Form DC 103 is the lawsuit a land contract seller files in district court to recover possession after the buyer defaulted and did not cure the default within the notice period.
Filing fee: A summary proceedings filing fee applies plus service costs — confirm the current amount with the district court.
How to complete DC 103Form DC 102a is the district court complaint a landlord files to start an eviction case specifically for unpaid rent, after a 7-day demand for possession (DC 100c) has been served and the 7 days have passed without payment.
Filing fee: $45 plus service costs.
How to complete DC 102aForm DC 109 asks the district court to order a tenant to pay disputed rent into an escrow account with the court instead of to the landlord, often used when a tenant is withholding rent over a habitability dispute.
Filing fee: Motion filing fees vary by court — confirm the current amount with the clerk.
How to complete DC 109Form DC 84 starts a Michigan small claims case. You describe what you are owed and why, sign under oath, and file it in the district court where the defendant lives or where the dispute happened.
Filing fee: $25 for claims up to $600, $45 for $600.01–$1,750, and $65 for claims above $1,750, plus service costs.
How to complete DC 84Form MC 12 lets a judgment creditor garnish payments that repeat over time — most often wages, but also rent or commissions. A periodic writ in Michigan stays active for 182 days from the date it is issued.
Filing fee: $15 statutory writ fee to the court, plus a $35 garnishee processing fee paid to the employer or bank.
How to complete MC 12Form MC 13 garnishes a one-time asset held by someone else — most commonly a bank account balance. Unlike a periodic writ, it captures what the garnishee holds at the moment of service rather than future payments.
Filing fee: $15 writ fee to the court, plus a $35 fee to the garnishee.
How to complete MC 13Form DC 04 opens a general civil case in a Michigan district court, which handles money claims up to $25,000. It is the option to use when your claim exceeds the $7,000 small claims limit or you want the right to appeal and to be represented.
Filing fee: $65 for claims up to $600, $85 for $600.01 to $1,750, and $150 for claims above $1,750, plus service costs.
How to complete DC 04Form MC 14 is the answer a garnishee — usually an employer or a bank — files after receiving a writ of garnishment. It tells the court and the parties whether the garnishee holds money belonging to the judgment debtor.
Filing fee: No court fee; the garnishee is entitled to the statutory processing fee paid by the creditor with the writ.
How to complete MC 14Form MC 09 closes a Michigan civil case before judgment. A plaintiff uses it to voluntarily drop a case — often because the debt was paid, the parties settled, or the case was filed in the wrong court.
Filing fee: No separate fee to file a dismissal.
How to complete MC 09Form MC 10 is the written judgment in a Michigan civil case. It records who won, how much is owed, and the interest and costs — and it is the document you need before you can garnish wages or seize property.
Filing fee: No separate filing fee; enforcement steps like garnishment carry their own fees.
How to complete MC 10Form MC 19 asks the court to authorize a court officer or sheriff to seize and sell a judgment debtor's non-exempt property to satisfy your money judgment.
Filing fee: No separate court fee; the court officer or sheriff charges seizure, storage, and sale costs.
How to complete MC 19Form MC 26 is the court's warning that your case will be dismissed because nothing has happened in it for too long. You usually have a short window to act before the case closes.
Filing fee: No fee.
How to complete MC 26Form MC 22 asks the court to have your civil case decided by a jury instead of only a judge. You file it in the case that is already open and pay the statutory jury fee.
Filing fee: A statutory jury fee applies and varies by court type — confirm the current amount with the clerk before filing.
How to complete MC 22Form MC 49 is how you fight a garnishment of your wages or bank account. You state why the money should not be taken and the court sets a hearing.
Filing fee: No separate filing fee — it is filed in the existing case.
How to complete MC 49Form DC 84a is an attachment to the small claims affidavit (DC 84) used when a case has more plaintiffs or defendants than fit on the main form.
Filing fee: No separate fee beyond the DC 84 filing fee.
How to complete DC 84aForm MC 07a asks the clerk to enter a default and a default judgment against a defendant who was properly served but did not answer, in a case where the amount owed is a fixed, sum-certain dollar figure.
Filing fee: A default entry fee applies in most courts — confirm the current amount with the clerk.
How to complete MC 07aForm PC 556 asks a Michigan probate court to assign qualifying small-estate property without a full estate administration. The court, not Clear Path, decides the petition.
Filing fee: $25 petition fee plus an inventory fee based on estate value.
How to complete PC 556PC 598 is a sworn affidavit used after the statutory waiting period to request delivery of qualifying personal property from the person or institution holding it. It is not the court-filed assignment petition; that is PC 556.
Filing fee: No court filing fee for presenting the affidavit to an asset holder; notary or institution charges may apply.
How to complete PC 598Form PC 558 opens an informal probate estate in Michigan and asks the probate register to appoint a personal representative. Informal probate is the standard path when nobody is contesting the will or the appointment.
Filing fee: $175 to open the estate, plus a sliding-scale inventory fee and publication costs.
How to complete PC 558Form PC 650 asks a Michigan probate court to appoint a guardian for a child when the parents are unavailable, have consented, or when custody has been left with another adult. Guardianship does not end parental rights — it transfers day-to-day authority.
Filing fee: $175 filing fee in most Michigan probate courts, plus publication or service costs.
How to complete PC 650Form PC 651 asks a probate court to appoint a guardian for an adult who cannot make or communicate informed decisions about their own care. The court appoints a guardian ad litem to interview the person before deciding.
Filing fee: $175 in most Michigan probate courts.
How to complete PC 651Letters of Authority are the probate court document that proves you can act for an estate. Banks, title companies, and the Secretary of State will not release estate assets without a certified copy issued by the register of probate.
Filing fee: Included in the $175 estate filing fee; certified copies typically cost around $10 to $12 each.
How to complete PC 572Form PC 559 opens a formal probate case in Michigan. It asks the probate judge to admit a will (testate) or determine there is no will (intestate), and to appoint a personal representative to settle the estate.
Filing fee: $175 filing fee in most Michigan probate courts, plus certification and publication costs.
How to complete PC 559Form PC 571 is the signed acceptance a personal representative, guardian, conservator, or trustee files to take on the role. It confirms you submit to the court's jurisdiction and agree to file required reports.
Filing fee: No separate fee.
How to complete PC 571Form PC 591 closes an unsupervised Michigan estate without a hearing. The personal representative swears that more than five months have passed, creditors and taxes were handled, and the remaining assets were distributed.
Filing fee: No filing fee to file the sworn statement in most courts; unpaid inventory fees must be current.
How to complete PC 591Form PC 593 asks a Michigan probate judge to formally settle and close an estate, approve the personal representative's accounting, and enter an order determining who receives what.
Filing fee: Filing fees vary by county; certified copies of the closing order are extra.
How to complete PC 593Form PC 561 lets an interested person in a Michigan probate case give up their right to notice of a hearing and consent to what is being requested — which often lets the estate move ahead without a contested hearing.
Filing fee: No separate fee.
How to complete PC 561Form PC 562 tells every interested person when and where the probate court will hear a petition. Michigan probate courts will not proceed until proper notice has been given and proof filed.
Filing fee: No separate fee; publication, if required, has its own newspaper cost.
How to complete PC 562Form PC 577 lists everything the decedent owned at death and its value. Michigan requires the personal representative to file it within 91 days of appointment, and the probate court's inventory fee is calculated from it.
Filing fee: No filing fee, but the statutory inventory fee is based on the estate's value.
How to complete PC 577Form PC 583 is the accounting a Michigan personal representative, guardian, or conservator files to show every dollar that came into and went out of the estate during the accounting period.
Filing fee: No separate fee.
How to complete PC 583Form PC 565 is a sworn statement listing who the deceased person's legal heirs are. The probate court uses it to know who must receive notice and who inherits when there is no will.
Filing fee: No separate fee — it is filed as part of the estate case.
How to complete PC 565Form PC 574 tells creditors that an estate is open and that they have a limited time to present claims. Publishing it starts the clock that lets you close the estate.
Filing fee: No separate court fee for the form; the newspaper charges a publication cost paid by the estate.
How to complete PC 574Form PC 584 is the detailed financial report a personal representative, guardian, or conservator files to show the court every dollar that came in and went out.
Filing fee: No separate SCAO fee; some courts charge a local review fee — confirm with the probate clerk.
How to complete PC 584Form PC 564 is the sworn statement a probate filer uses to tell the court who was mailed or personally served a notice, petition, or other paper, and when. Michigan probate courts will not act on a petition until proof of service is on file.
Filing fee: No separate filing fee for the proof of service itself.
How to complete PC 564Form PC 639 asks the probate court to appoint a conservator to manage the property and finances of someone who cannot manage their own affairs because of age, disability, or incapacity — or to grant another type of protective order.
Filing fee: Probate filing fees apply and vary by petition type — confirm the current amount with the county probate court.
How to complete PC 639Form PC 675 asks the probate court to end or change an existing adult guardianship — for example, because the ward's capacity has improved, circumstances have changed, or a different guardian is needed.
Filing fee: Probate filing fees vary by county — confirm the current amount with the clerk.
How to complete PC 675Form PC 670 collects background information about a minor child and their parents for the probate court when someone petitions to become the child's guardian. It is confidential and is not placed in the public case file.
Filing fee: No separate fee; filed with the guardianship petition.
How to complete PC 670Form MC 227 is Michigan's application to set aside — expunge — a conviction. You file it in the court that sentenced you, serve the prosecutor and Attorney General, and submit fingerprints to the Michigan State Police.
Filing fee: No court filing fee for the application, but the Michigan State Police charges a fingerprint processing fee (commonly $50).
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