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Friend of the Court Bureau
The Friend of the Court Bureau (FOCB) was established
to provide circuit courts across the state with management assistance in operating
local friend of the court (FOC) offices, including development of local policies
and procedures. >>
Click here for information on local friend of the court duties.
The primary functions of the Bureau are to:
- facilitate development of local policies and procedures
- establish
and implement child support policy and guidelines
- develop and publish
information pamphlets for public use
- collect and analyze data regarding
friend of the court operations
- provide training
- work with the Office of Child Support in the Department of Human
Services
to analyze
federal and state legislation and to establish policy
Primary
services include: management assistance, training and orientation materials
for new friend of the court administrators, and publication of annual report of friend of the court operations.
Information About Your Friend of the Court Case:
The Friend of the Court Bureau does not have access to your friend of the
court records. The
quickest and easiest way for you to get information about your friend of the court case is to call your friend of the
court office and use the interactive voice response (IVR) system. The friend of the
court IVR numbers can be viewed at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/FIA-IVR-Phone-Numbers_94093_7.pdf.
If you want payment information, the IVR will allow you to speak to a State Disbursement
Unit customer service representative. The IVR will also provide you with information
about enforcement action, coupons, and how to provide an address or name change. Because
many of the counties share the same IVR number, you may need to type in the first three
letters of the county that has your friend of the court case.
Specific Resources and Services Brochures
Child Support Program Review Committee Report and Recommendations to the Program Leadership Group, 12/8/06
Court Rules and Laws Associated with Friend of the Court
Custody
and Parenting Time Investigation Manual
Custody Guideline (149k PDF File)
FAQs
- Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers from the SCAO/FOCB)
Friend
of the Court Bureau Advisory Committee
Friend of the Court Cash Bond Guideline.
For most lien policy, see Administrative Memorandum 2000-11.
Friend
of the Court Statistical Information
Michigan Child Support Formula
Model
Friend of the Court Handbook
Overview
of the Michigan Friend of the Court System
Parenting
Time Guideline
Parenting Time Website: A website designed to help you learn about parenting time and how to make the most of it.
Pundit:
A quarterly newsletter about domestic relations issues
Reports
Servicemembers: What to Know About Active Duty and Child Support
Staff and Contact Information Friend of the
Court Bureau
State Court Administrative Office
Michigan Hall of Justice
PO Box 30048
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 373-5975
FAX: (517) 373-8740
E-Mail: focb@courts.mi.gov Links
of Interest
Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse
Local Trial Courts and Websites
Michigan Department of Human Services
www.michigan.gov/dhs
Michigan Legislature
www.michiganlegislature.org
Michigan State Disbursement Unit
www.misdu.com/
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