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Act 294 of 1982
- FRIEND OF THE COURT ACT (552.501 - 552.535)
| 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 552.507 ‑ | 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 552.509 ‑ | 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 other state. |
| 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 552.513 ‑ | Alternative dispute resolution; approval of plan; agreement; consent order; confidentiality of communications; minimum qualifications of mediator. |
| Section 552.515 ‑ | Certain actions by employee of office providing alternative dispute resolution prohibited. |
| 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; costs. |
| 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 552.518 ‑ | 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 552.521 ‑ | 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; payment. |
| 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 552.526 ‑ | Grievance procedure; records; public access to report of grievances; powers and duties of citizen advisory committee. |
| Section 552.527 ‑ | Compensation and expenses of friend of the court and employees. |
