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Friend Of The Court Grievance FOC 1a - Michigan
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR GRIEVANCE FORM The friend of the court grievance procedure is to be used if you have a complaint regarding the actions of anemployee or office operations of the friend of the court office. A judges or referees decision and an order of thecourt are not issues to be handled through the grievance procedure. A grievance shall first be filed in writing with the friend of the court. If you are not satisfied with the decisionof the friend of the court, you may file a further grievance, in writing, with the chief judge. The friend of the court/chief judge will investigate and respond to your grievance in a reasonable period of time.If the response cannot be given within 30 days, you will be given a reason why the response is not possible within thattime. You may also file a grievance regarding friend of the court office operations with your local Citizen AdvisoryCommittee at any time during the proceedings. The Citizen Advisory Committee cannot consider grievances aboutoffice employees or a court or office decision or recommendation regarding a specific case. The Citizen AdvisoryCommittee cannot correct problems it discovers. Instead, it will advise the friend of the court, the court, or the countyboard of the problems in its discretion. When filling out this grievance form, you should type or press firmly to assure all copies are readable. In thealternative, you may photocopy the appropriate number of copies of the completed form. You must also: 1. Provide the names and addresses of the parties in the court case. This will assist the friend of the court, chief judge, or Citizen Advisory Committee in identifying your case. 2. Name of the county where your domestic relations case is located. 3. Check the appropriate box for the type of complaint (grievance). 4. State your complaint, providing specific details, dates, names, and other important information. 5. Mail or deliver the completed form to the friend of the court, the chief judges office, or the Citizen Advisory Committee office, whichever is appropriate. Keep the last copy (third copy) for your records.Release of Information: MCR 3.218(B) states: A party, third-party custodian, guardian, guardian ad litem or counsel for a minor, lawyer-guardian ad litem, and an attorney of record must be given access to friend of the court records related to the case, otherthan confidential information. MCR 3.218(C) states: A citizen advisory committee established under the friend of the court act, MCL 552.501 et seq.;MSA 25.176(1) et seq.: 1) shall be given access to a grievance filed with the friend of the court, and to information relatedto the case, other than confidential information; 2) may be given access to confidential information related to a grievanceif the court so orders, upon clear demonstration by the committee that the information is necessary to the performanceof its duties and that the release will not impair the rights of a party or the well-being of a child involved in the case."Confidential information" means any of the following: staff notes from investigations, mediation sessions, andsettlement conferences; Family Independence Agency protective service reports; formal mediaton records; communi-cations from minors; friend of the court grievances filed by the opposing party and the responses; a partys address orany other information if release is prohibited by a court order; except as provided in MCR 3.219, any information forwhich a privilege could be claimed, or that was provided by a governmental agency, subject to the express writtencondition that it remain confidential; and all information classifed as confidential by the laws and regulations of title IV,part D of the Social Security Act, 42 USC 651 et seq.<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 Original - Friend of the court/Chief judge/ Citizen Advisory Committee 1st copy - Grieving party (with response) 2nd copy - SCAO (with response) Approved, SCAO 3rd copy - Grieving party (on filing) STATE OF MICHIGAN THIS SPACE FOR COURT USE ONLY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT FRIEND OF THE COURT GRIEVANCE CASE NO.: COUNTY Friend of the Court Chief Judge GRIEVANCE NO.: Citizen Advisory Committee DATE RECEIVED: Friend of the Court address Telephone no.Plaintiffs name and address Defendants name and address v employee(s). County: This grievance is about office operations. a decision based on gender rather than the best interests of the child. STATEMENT OF GRIEVANCE: Date Your telephone no. Signature SEE INSTRUCTONS ON BACK OF FORM FOC 1a (4/01) FRIEND OF THE COURT GRIEVANCE MCL 552.526; MSA 25.176(26)
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