CONTACT US
Cass County Law & Courts Building
60296 M-62
Cassopolis, MI 49031
Hours: 8 am – 5 pm*, Monday – Friday (except holidays, see holiday schedule here)
Effective June 1, 2018, the public service windows for each Court are open as follows:
- Probate: 8:00 am to 4:45 pm
- Circuit: 8:00 am to 4:45 pm
- District: 8:00 am to 4:45 pm
This means none of the Courts will accept filings after 4:45 pm effective June 1, 2018. The Courts established this schedule to provide Court staff with time to wrap up the day’s business at the end of every day. Please plan accordingly.
* Due to the public service windows closing at 4:45 p.m., entry into the Law & Courts Building after 4:45 p.m. is limited to entry to make payments on a case or to conduct business with the Friend of the Court or Prosecutor’s Office.
CONTACT FRIEND OF THE COURT
24/7 Account Information is available to you at MiChildSupport or by calling 877-543-2660.
The county code is 227 for Cass County.
Cass County Friend of the Court
Law and Courts Building
60296 M-62, Suite 3
Cassopolis, MI 49031
Friend of the Court Phone: (269) 445-4436
Friend of the Court Fax: (269) 445-4435
General Email: foc@cassco.org
Hours: 8 am – 5 pm, Monday – Friday (except holidays, see holiday schedule here)
FRIEND OF THE COURT TEAM
Director, Sarah Mathews, J.D., CCE
Deputy FOC, Ravan Bakeman, CCM
Attorney Referee, Melissa M. Sytsma, J.D.
Casework Supervisor, Tracie Kuriata
Casework Supervisor, April McKee
Casework Clerk, Amanda Wicker
Clerk Scheduler, Lindsey Muzzey
Medical/Financial Case Management Specialist, Ashley Pompey
Enforcement Caseworker, Wendy Fitzgerald
Financial Caseworker, Cheri Warrell
Interstate and Parenting Time Enforcement Specialist, Kari Lee
Review, Modification and Parenting Time Enforcement Specialist, Chelsea Olkowski
Receptionist, Holly Brooks
CONTACT PROBATE COURT
Cass County Probate Court
Law and Courts Building
60296 M-62, Suite 10
Cassopolis, MI 49031
Probate Court Judicial Staff Phone: (269) 445-4452
Probate Court Judicial Staff Fax: (269) 445-4485
Probate Court File Room Phone: (269) 445-4454
Probate Court File Room Fax: (269) 445-4453
Hours: 8 am – 5 pm*, Monday – Friday (except holidays, see holiday schedule here)
* Service Window closes at 4:45 p.m.
Contact Cass County Probate Court with questions about:
- Probate Court fees
- Decedent estates & wills
- Last will and testament
- Trusts
- Guardianship of incapacitated individual (elderly)
- Guardianship for an individual (developmental disability)
- Guardianship for minor
- Conservatorship for minor
- Conservatorship for incapacitate adults
- Protective orders
- Mental health proceedings
- Adoptions
- Name changes
- Emancipation of minors
- Wills for safekeeping
PROBATE COURT JUDGES & COURT STAFF
Probate Judge, Carol Montavon Bealor
Court Administrator, Sarah Mathews, J.D., CCE
Probate Administrator, Kelly James-Jura, J.D.
Deputy Probate Register, Linda Kramb
Probate Clerk, Cheryl Hess
CONTACT 43RD CIRCUIT COURT
Cass County 43rd Circuit Court
Law and Courts Building
60296 M-62, 43rd Circuit Court File Room
Cassopolis, MI 49031
43rd Circuit Court Judicial Staff Phone: (269) 445-4412
43rd Circuit Court Judicial Staff Fax: (269) 445-4485
43rd Circuit Court File Room Phone: (269) 445-4416
43rd Circuit Court File Room Fax: (269) 445-4453
Hours: 8 am – 5 pm*, Monday – Friday (except holidays, see holiday schedule here)
* Service Window closes at 4:45 p.m.
43RD CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES & COURT STAFF
Honorable Mark A. Herman, Judge
Honorable Carol Montavon Bealor, Chief Judge
Sarah Mathews, J.D., CCE, Court Administrator
Julia Smith, Judicial Assistant
Amanda Haley, Judicial Assistant
43RD CIRCUIT COURT FILE ROOM TEAM
Monica McMichael, Clerk/Register of Deeds
Emily Bogue, File Room Supervisor
Tiffaney Wright, Deputy Clerk
Roianne Pangle, Deputy Clerk
CONTACT 4TH DISTRICT COURT
Cass County 4th District Court
Law and Courts Building
60296 M-62, 4th District Court File Room
Cassopolis, MI 49031
4th District Court Judicial Staff Phone: (269) 445-4415
4th District Court Judicial Staff Fax: (269) 445-4486
4th District Court File Room Phone: (269) 445-4424
4th District Court File Room Fax: (269) 445-4486
Hours: 8 am – 5 pm*, Monday – Friday (except holidays, see holiday schedule here)
* Service Window closes at 4:45 p.m.
4TH DISTRICT COURT JUDGES & COURT STAFF
Honorable Stacey A. Rentfrow, Judge
Honorable Carol Montavon Bealor, Chief Judge
Bailiff/Magistrate, Chris Rockafellow
Probation Officer, Kate Oosterwal
Probation Officer/Magistrate, Sandy Tidey
Judicial Assistant, Audra Springsteen
Court Administrator/Magistrate, Lisa Withers
Deputy Civil Clerk, Sheila Brown
Deputy Criminal Traffic Clerk, Stacy Roush
Deputy Collections/Civil Clerk, Jillian Springsteen
Deputy Criminal Clerk, Susan VanTuyle
Deputy Traffic Clerk, Ana Campos