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Information On Consent Hearings - Michigan
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Consent Hearing Procedures: 1. Both parties must be present on the second floor of the Penobscot Building at 8:00 am on any Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. Remember to allow time for the security screening 2. The consent sign-in procedure is first-come, first-served. No appointments can be scheduled. We cannot put parties on the Consent Hearings list until both are present. 3. The maximum number of hearings per day is 18. Once the The Wayne Friend of the Court has created a special consent docket to maximum is reached, no more parties can be added to the hear cases in which the parties have resolved certain issues on their consent list for that day. own and have agreed to come to court together to have these issues 4. The length of time needed to complete the hearing process is heard by a referee. unpredictable; therefore, parties should be prepared to stay all day. The consent hearing is a service provided by the Friend of the Court 5. Both parties must show valid photo identification. to speed up the in pro per hearing process and to reduce the number of 6. A Domestic Relations Specialist will interview the parties motions filed. It is important to remember that although both parties together to determine eligibility. If the parties are not eligible, are in agreement, the referee has the final decision to approve the agreement and to enter it as an order of the Court. they will not go before a referee. 7. The hearings begin at 9 am and generally will go until 3:30 pm. 8. The parties will be taken before a referee where they will state A consent hearing is designed to handle some of following domestic the facts of their agreement and show any supporting relations issues: documentation if necessary. Changing custody (this is subject to the referees determination of the 9. No children will be allowed in the courtroom. Please do not best interest of the child) bring children or other parties who are not involved in the case. Moving out of state * * * Closing a case (active or newly closed ADC cases are not eligible for closing). It is our intent to hold the consent hearings every week, but in the eve nt Direct credit Other appropriate issues (such as change in parenting time, change in that the FOC computer system is down, or there are staffing issues, income withholding amount, jail credit, etc). consents may be cancelled for the day. Before you come to the court, you should call the: Consent Hearing Information Line at 313-224-0155 Call before 8 am on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday of each week to hear up-to-date info on the consent hearing schedule. This line is for information only. It is not staffed and there is no message box. OVER
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