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1. What is the Friend of the Court?

The Eaton County Friend of the Court is a division of the Circuit Court. The Friend of the Court is not a division of the Prosecuting Attorney's office. The Friend of the Court Act (1982 PA 294) makes the office responsible for: 

• Investigating, reporting and making recommendations to the Circuit Court on custody, parenting time ("visitation") and the amount of child support 
• Providing mediation sessions to resolve child custody and parenting time disagreements 
• Collecting, recording and sending out all support payments ordered by the Court 
• Initiating enforcement of all custody, support and parenting time ("visitation") orders entered by the Court

2. Where do I contact the Eaton County Friend of the Court?

Contact the Eaton County Friend of the Court at:
Eaton County Courthouse
1045 Independence Boulevard
2nd Floor
Charlotte, MI 48813
Phone: 517-543-6850

3. What websites have Friend of the Court-related information?

The following resources are available:

• Model Friend of the Court Handbook (PDF)
• SCAO Friend of the Court Bureau

Friend of the Court Web Pages in Nearby Counties

• Berrien County Friend of the Court (37th Circuit)
• Calhoun County Circuit Court (37th Circuit)
• Ingham County Circuit Court (30th Circuit)
• Ionia County Friend of the Court (8th Circuit)  
• Jackson County Friend of the Court
• Kalamazoo County Circuit Court (9th Circuit)
• Kent County Friend of the Court
• Livingston County Friend of the Court