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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 552.520

  • Court: means the circuit court. See Michigan Laws 552.502
  • Department: means the department of health and human services. See Michigan Laws 552.502
  • Friend of the court: means the person serving under section 21(1) or appointed under section 23 as the head of the office of the friend of the court. See Michigan Laws 552.502
  • Friend of the court case: means a domestic relations matter that an office establishes as a friend of the court case as required under section 5a. See Michigan Laws 552.502
    (1) If the department of human services requests information from an office of the friend of the court, that office may provide the information requested on a quarterly basis. Not less often than quarterly, the department of human services shall publish the information received under this section.
    (2) If an office of the friend of the court receives notice from the department of human services under section 8 of the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.628, regarding a child as to whom the establishment or modification of custody or parenting time is pending in an open friend of the court case, the office shall notify the department of human services of procedural developments in the case until a final order regarding the pending custody or parenting time dispute is entered.