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Michigan Laws > Chapter 552 > Act 294 of 1982 - Friend of The Court Act

Michigan Laws > Chapter 552 > Act 294 of 1982

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§ 552.501	Short title; purposes and construction of act
§ 552.502	Definitions; A to I
§ 552.502a	Definitions; M to T
§ 552.503	Office of the friend of the court; creation in judicial circuit; exception; separate office in county; vacancy; merger; head of office as friend of the court; friend of the court as employee of circuit court; performance of duties; office procedures; avai
§ 552.504	Citizen friend of the court advisory committee; establishment; composition; appointment; vacancy; terms; election of chairperson and vice-chairperson; court administrative office guidelines; term limitation
§ 552.504a	Citizen advisory committee; scope; duties; subcommittees; meetings open to the public; exception
§ 552.504b	Information and records to be provided to citizen advisory committee
§ 552.504c	Information and records as confidential; disclosure; penalty; grounds for dismissal
§ 552.505	Duties of friend of the court; failure of party to attend scheduled meeting; charging parties for investigation, report and recommendations; waiver or suspension of fees; disposition of money collected
§ 552.505a	Open friend of the court case; closure
§ 552.507	Referee; designation by chief judge; powers; transcript of hearing; cost; de novo court hearing; request; interim order; review
§ 552.507a	Making report, recommendation, and supporting documents available to attorneys and parties; informing parties in child custody dispute or guardian concerning preference expressed by child; availability of information
§ 552.508	Expediting relief; methods
§ 552.509	Duties of office regarding support payments; transition to state disbursement unit; providing statement of account to parties; initiating and carrying out proceedings to enforce order entered in domestic relations matter; enforcement orders entered in oth
§ 552.509a	Centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees
§ 552.511	Initiating enforcement of support order and custody or parenting time order; procedure; arrearage; amnesty
§ 552.511a	Payment of health care expense; complaint; sending copy of complaint and notice to parent; objection; hearing
§ 552.511b	Custody or parenting time order violations; complaint; sending copy of complaint to individual accused of interfering; action
§ 552.512	Providing information to consumer reporting agency
§ 552.513	Alternative dispute resolution; approval of plan; agreement; consent order; confidentiality of communications; minimum qualifications of mediator
§ 552.515	Certain actions by employee of office providing alternative dispute resolution prohibited
§ 552.517	Review of child support order after final judgment; modification order; calculations; petition for modification; scheduling of hearing; petition to require dependent health care coverage; costs
§ 552.517b	Review of order; notice of right to request; notice of review; calculation of support amount; objection; joint meeting expediting resolution of support issues; provisions; modification; frequency of review
§ 552.517c	Review of support order in another state; procedures
§ 552.517d	Motion for modification of parenting time order
§ 552.517e	Arrearage payment schedules; administrative adjustment
§ 552.518	Information from employer or former employer relative to parent
§ 552.519	State friend of the court bureau; creation; supervision and direction; main office; duties; state advisory committee; report or recommendation; reimbursement for expenses; meetings; assistance
§ 552.520	Information requested by department of human services
§ 552.521	Person appointed as friend of the court under former act; continuation; transfer of files, records, funds, and pending cases of office under former act; employees of friend of the court appointed under former act to become employees of corresponding offic
§ 552.522	Appointment of attorney to assist friend of the court; compensation; payment
§ 552.523	Vacancy; appointment of person to position of friend of the court or interim friend of the court; experience or education
§ 552.524	Annual review of performance record of friend of the court; public notice and comments; written evaluation; written response; copies
§ 552.525	Removal of friend of the court; approval
§ 552.526	Grievance procedure; records; public access to report of grievances; powers and duties of citizen advisory committee
§ 552.527	Compensation and expenses of friend of the court and employees
§ 552.528	Compilation of data
§ 552.533	Repeal of MCL 552.251 to 552.255
§ 552.534	Conditional effective date
§ 552.535	Effective date

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