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Act 294 of 1982 - FRIEND OF THE COURT ACT (552.501 - 552.535)
Section 552.501 ‑ Short title; purposes and construction of act.
Section 552.502 ‑ Definitions; A to I.
Section 552.502a ‑ Definitions; M to T.
Section 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; availability of services to public.
Section 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.
Section 552.504a ‑ Citizen advisory committee; scope; duties; subcommittees; meetings open to the public; exception.
Section 552.504b ‑ Information and records to be provided to citizen advisory committee.
Section 552.504c ‑ Information and records as confidential; disclosure; penalty; grounds for dismissal.
Section 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.
Section 552.505a ‑ Open friend of the court case; closure.
Section 552.507 ‑ Referee; designation by chief judge; powers; transcript of hearing; cost; de novo court hearing; request; interim order; review.
Section 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.
Section 552.508 ‑ Expediting relief; methods.
Section 552.509 ‑ Duties of office regarding support payments providing statement of account to parties; initiating and carrying out proceedings to enforce order regarding custody, parenting time, health care coverage or support; enforcement orders entered in other state.
Section 552.509a ‑ Centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees.
Section 552.511 ‑ Initiating enforcement of support order and custody or parenting time order; procedure; arrearage; amnesty.
Section 552.511a ‑ Payment of health care expense; complaint; sending copy of complaint and notice to parent; objection; hearing.
Section 552.511b ‑ Custody or parenting time order violations; complaint; sending copy of complaint to individual accused of interfering; action.
Section 552.512 ‑ Reporting information to consumer reporting agency.
Section 552.513 ‑ Alternative dispute resolution; approval of plan; "protection order" defined; agreement; consent order; confidentiality of communication; qualifications of person providing domestic relations mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution.
Section 552.515 ‑ Certain actions by employee providing domestic relations mediation; prohibition.
Section 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; use of guidelines; costs.
Section 552.517a ‑ Repealed. 2002, Act 571, Imd. Eff. Oct. 3, 2002.
Section 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.
Section 552.517c ‑ Review of support order in another state; procedures.
Section 552.517d ‑ Motion for modification of parenting time order.
Section 552.517e ‑ Arrearage payment schedules; administrative adjustment.
Section 552.517f ‑ Abatement of child support order upon incarceration of 180 days or more; notice; objection and administrative review; modification of order.
Section 552.518 ‑ Information from employer or former employer relative to parent.
Section 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.
Section 552.520 ‑ Information requested by department of human services.
Section 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 office; employees of state judicial council serving in third judicial circuit to continue in present positions.
Section 552.522 ‑ Appointment of attorney to assist friend of the court; compensation.
Section 552.523 ‑ Vacancy; appointment of person to position of friend of the court or interim friend of the court; experience or education.
Section 552.524 ‑ Annual review of performance record of friend of the court; public notice and comments; written evaluation; written response; copies.
Section 552.525 ‑ Removal of friend of the court; approval.
Section 552.526 ‑ Grievance procedure; record; powers and duties of citizen advisory committee.
Section 552.527 ‑ Compensation and expenses of friend of the court and employees.
Section 552.528 ‑ Compilation of data.
Section 552.531 ‑ Repealed. 1996, Act 366, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
Section 552.533 ‑ Repeal of MCL 552.251 to 552.255.
Section 552.534 ‑ Conditional effective date.
Section 552.535 ‑ Effective date.

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