Fiscal Division - Civil/Family Division
The Civil / Family Division Cash Office of the Wayne County Clerks Office is located at 2 Woodward Avenue, Room 201, of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit, MI.
The purpose of this office is to receive and disburse all court-ordered payments relative to Third Circuit Court Civil / Family cases, as well as to provide customers with personal documents, including such things as marriage licenses and birth and death certificates for Wayne County, as well as candidate filing fees for elected officials of Wayne County.
***Please note that a comprehensive list of all such documents is displayed below.
This division is also responsible for the proper accounting and reporting of all collections and relative disbursements to their respective departments, divisions and/or civil recipients.
Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The Civil / Family Division of the Wayne County Clerks Office collects fees for the following:
Marriage Licenses (In State & Out of State)
Marriage Certificates
Marriage Reprints
Marriage Ceremony Fees (Group $50 & Private $125.00)
Concealed Weapons Permits (Applications & Renewals)
Determination of Birth
Birth Certificates
Death Certificates
Assumed Name Registrations and Renewals
Assumed Name Certifications
Co-Partnership
Notary Commissions
Notary Acknowledgments
Passport Application Fees
Candidate Filing Fees
The Civil/Family Division also collects fees for the Third Circuit Court and/or State of Michigan for the following:
Case Filings (Civil & Family)
Forfeitures
Motions
Jury Demand
Friend of the Court Investigations
Friend of the Court Fees
Appeals
Appellate Court Appeals
Court Costs and Fines
Prisoner Filings
Other fees collected for other departments or entities are for the following:
Soil Erosions for Department of Environment
Mechanic Liens
Construction Liens
Escrow Accounts for the Court
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