How do I get out-of-state property put in heirs’ names after parents’ estates have been probated?

My mother held title to property in Michigan at the time of her death in SC. The property was not specifically mentioned in her will/trust. Her estate passed to my father under the terms of her will/trust, and when he died in SC many years ago, the estate passed to us children as the heirs under the terms of his will/trust. The Michigan property remains in my mother’s name, and we need to get the title changed. I thought I would just need to get certified copies of both parents’ probated wills/trusts from the court, but the Beaufort County probate court clerk says I need to hire a local attorney to reopen both estates to get “exemplified” copies. Does this sound correct? If so, is it a simple process?