Connecticut

An extensive reduction in the number of probate courts in Connecticut will officially take place on January 5, 2011. The number of probate courts will be reduced from 117 to 54 locations. There are two excellent resources available that provide details:

Visit www.jud.ct.gov/probate/Redistrict/Directory2011.pdf for a directory of the new probate districts in alpha order with addresses, phone numbers, names of judges, and a cross-reference list of towns and districts.

Visit www.jud.state.ct.us/probate/budget/CourtNames.pdf for a table with the district number, court name, and assigned towns per court.

Vermont

Per legislature, the Vermont Judiciary was restructured earlier this year. The former Superior Courts, Family Courts, District Courts, and Environmental Courts became separate divisions of a newly-created unified Vermont Superior Court on July 1, 2010. Effective February 1, 2011, the Probate Court will become a division within each Vermont Superior Court. There are fourteen "units" of the Vermont Superior Court, one per county.

The restructuring of Probate Courts means the four VT counties that have two probate districts each will consolidate as one district and one court location per county, effective February 1, 2001.

On Jan 20, 2011, in Windsor County the case files located at the Probate Court in North Springfield will be moved to the location in Woodstock.

In Bennington County, the closure of the Probate Court in Manchester will take place as soon as the facilities at the Bennington location can be modified to accommodate the consolidation.

On February 1, 2011, in Rutland County the Probate Court in Fair Haven will close and all case files will be moved to the Probate Court in Rutland.

The closure of the second Probate Court in Windham County is up in the air. The two Probate Courts in Brattleboro and Bellow Falls will consolidate but both court locations will continue to be in operation. This will go on for an undesignated period. Later, at an undesignated time, the court will be truly consolidated into one as yet undesignated location.

Ann Arbor Michigan District Court Relocating

The 15th District Court of Washtenaw County MI is moving in mid-January 2011.

The court will close its location at 101 E Huron St. on January 14th and re-open at the new loctaion at 301 E Huron St. on Wednesday January 18th.

The phone numbers will remain the same.

The District Court handles misdemeanors, traffic, civil actions under $25,000, small claims and evictions.

The other courts located at 101 E Huron will remain there, including the Probate Court and the 22nd Circuit Court.