Waiver/suspension Of Fees And Costs (Affidavit And Order) Form Mc-20 Page 2
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2TNSTRUCTIONS FORUSTNG
FORM
MC20,WAtVER/SUSPENSION
OF
FEESANDCOSTS (AFFIDAVITANDORDER)
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CAN
I
FILE
MY
LEGAL PAPERS WITH THE COURT FREE
OF
CHARGE?
U/hen
you
file a
legal
paper
with
the
court
or are
ordered
to
case evaluation, you
are
often required
to pay
certain
fees. lf
you cannot afford these fees, you can ask the court
to
"waive"
or "sLlspend"
them using this form (MC
20).
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FILINGANAFFIDAVIT
1.
Prove That
You Cannot Afford to Pay a Filing
Fee
You must show the court that you cannot afford to pay the
fees.
lf
you receive public assistance,
you must give the
court your DHS case
number.
lf
you do not receive public assistance, you must give the court information
about
your assets and
obligations. An asset
is
something you own, such
as money, a cat, a house, or other property.
An
obligation
is
something you owe, such as rent, a loan payment, utilities,
court-ordered child support,
etc.
2.
Complete Form
MC 20
After you prepare the legal papers you want
to
file with the court, complete
form
MC 20.
lf
you are receiving public assistance, check the box
in
front of item
1a. Write
in
your DHS case number. Public
assistance means
you are
receiving
help from the
Michigan Department
of
Human Services
and lor are
receiving
federal social
securig income (SSl), which includes Medicaid
(a
DHS
program).
lt
does
not
include benefits such as
veterans assistance (VA benefits) or
unemployment.
Do not
check the box
in
front of item
1b.
Gross income means
before any
deductions.
lf you are not receiving public assistance, check the box
in
front of item
1b.
Check
all
the boxes that apply
to
you.
lf
you are
not
employed, check that
box.
Write
in all
the requested information about your assets and obligations.
Do
not
sign the form until
you are
in
front of
a
notary public or the clerk
of
the court.
3.
Sign the
Affidavit
Under Oath
After form
MC
20
is
completed, sign it under oath
in
front
of
a notary public
or a
clerk
of
the
court.
You must bring
your photo identiflcation with
you
when you
sign
the
affidavit. There may
be
a
fee to
have your affidavit signed
in
front
of a
notary public.
4.
Make Gopies
Afteryouhavesignedtheaffidavitunderoath,makeacopyofthecompletedformforyourrecords. Ifyourcourt
case
is a
domestic relations case, such as divorce, paternity, separate maintenance, etc., make another copy of
the completed form for the friend
of
the court
office.
lf
you are
at
the court when you sign the affidavit, you can
ask
the clerk of the court
to make copies for
you.
There may
be
a cost
to make the copies.
5.
File
Form
MC 20
FOR FRIEND OF THE COURT FILINGS: After you have signed the affidavit before a notary public or a clerk
of the
court (FOC office has
two
notary public
on
staff-free
of
charge) please
file your
motion,
all
accompanying infoi'mation along with your Waiver/suspension of fees and bosts with the Circuit court judge
12nd
floor Courthouse). They will review the waiver and motion and if approved they will
fonrvard
to the clerk of
the court
office who will
file and
provide
the
FOC copy to
the FOC. The FOC court clerk will then schedule
a
hearing and send notice of hearing date/time to the parties.
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