Fd/foc 4124 - Motion To Address General Financial Issues (Page 2 of 4) in pdf

FD/FOC 4124

CODING: MOFIN

5. Leave the forms in numerical order.

Make 3 sets of copies of pages 1 through 2 and all of your

attachments before you bring them to Court to file them.

6. Bring all the original forms plus the 3 sets of copies to file.

7. Always keep a copy of every paper you file with the Court and bring your copies with you to the hearing.

8. To get a Court date, you need to file the motion properly with the Court.

IF YOU ARE FILING IN PERSON:

1. Take your original set of motion forms, your copies, and your money to pay the filing fee with you to CAYMC.

2. Take your original set of motion forms, your copies, and your filing fees (or signed Order waiving filing fees) to

the Wayne County Clerk in Room 201 (CAYMC 2

floor).

3. Put case labels (stickers) in upper right corner of all original documents and only on pages 1 and 2 of each of

your copies. Case labels are free and available in Room 201.

4. If you have a Chief Judge Order waiving your filing fees, give it the Clerk.

5. The Clerk will keep the original forms and have you pay at the Cashier counter.

6. The Clerk will give back to you the “Motion Praecipe” form with a red stamp on it. This proves that you filed the

Motion with the Clerk’s office.

7. Take that stamped “Motion Praecipe” form and your copies to: the FOC Scheduling Office in Room 900A

(CAYMC 9

floor, down the hall from the Clerk’s office).

8. At the window of Room 900A, an FOC representative will take all of your paperwork and give you a hearing

date.

9. Go to your hearing with all documents that prove the request in your motion. If you do not show up, or if

you show up late, your motion will be dismissed.

IF YOU ARE FILING BY MAIL:

1. Write your Case Number in the upper right corner of every page.

2. Mail your original forms, 3 sets of copies and a money order for the filing fees to: Wayne County Clerk, Room

201, Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Detroit, MI 48226.

3. Keep copies of everything you mail to the Court.

4. Include a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope and a letter asking the County Clerk to mail you a receipt and a

copy of your motion stamped “filed.”

5. You will receive your hearing date by mail.

QUESTIONS?

Call the Wayne County Friend of the Court at (313) 224-5300 or email . Employees of the

Friend of the Court and the Wayne County Circuit Court cannot give you legal advice or help prepare documents.

General Court information can be found on the website:

Failure to complete all of the above steps may result in delay or dismissal of your motion.

The Court is required by law to use the Michigan Child Support Formula to set the child support

amount, unless the Court finds that application of the formula would be unjust or inappropriate.

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