Civil/Family Division

Finance Services 

The Civil / Family Division Cash Office of the Wayne County Clerk's 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.  Customers are provided various services such as  personal documents, as well as candidate filing fees for elected officials of Wayne County.

Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Closed daily for lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The Civil/Family Division 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

•            PPO Filings

•            Prisoner Filings

•            Candidate Filing Fees

•            Certified records

•            Copies

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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