Monroe County Circuit Court, Michigan Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Family court plan

Review and revision of the family court plan requires concurrence of the chief circuit judge and chief probate judge.

Concurrence of the chief circuit judge (currently Judge Mark Braunlich) and chief probate judge (currently Judge Cheryl Lohmeyer).

CRITICAL

Applies to

Family court plan

The family court plan must be submitted to SCAO for approval and filing in accordance with the statute and SCAO guidelines.

Supreme Court Administrative Order 2003-2 requires that the family court plan be submitted for approval to the State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) for filing in accordance with the statute and guidelines provided by the SCAO.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Agreement

The chief circuit judge and chief probate judge must enter into an agreement governing family-division operations and service coordination.

The chief circuit judge and the chief probate judge must enter into an agreement establishing how the family division will be operated in the circuit and how the services will be coordinated.

WARNING

Applies to

Family court plan

The family court plan must be reviewed and revised as necessary when family-division judicial caseload assignments change.

When family division judicial caseload assignments change;