How do I file a complaint about the friend of the court?
The Friend of the Court Act includes a grievance process. You may use it to complain about an FOC office's operations or employee. A grievance may not be used to change the FOC's recommendation in your case, or to challenge a referee's recommendation or judge's decision. Depending on the subject of your grievance and when you file it, you will receive a response from the FOC or the Chief Judge.

You can file a grievance about the office's operations or employees with your FOC office. You should use a grievance form that you can get from your local FOC office, or from the Michigan's One Court of Justice website (link below).

Within 30 days, the FOC must investigate your grievance and respond in writing or explain why a response cannot be provided within that time. If you are not satisfied with the FOC's response, you may file the same grievance with the Chief Circuit Court Judge.

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1. How do I get the Court's approval to change the children's residence to a place not allowed by my current order?
2. Why won't the Friend of the Court enforce what the judge said in court, even if it's not in the written order?
3. Can the Friend of the Court enforce property settlement provisions in my judgment of divorce?
4. May I review the Friend of the Court file for my case?
5. May other persons see my Friend of the Court file?
6. May I see my child's school, medical, and other records if my child lives with the other parent?
7. How do I file a complaint about the friend of the court?
8. What happens to my child support order if my child is adopted, marries, or enters the military service?
9. Will the Friend of the Court help find a missing parent?
10. How do I call the Friend of the Court to speak to a person?