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State Court Administrative Office Approved Court Forms
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Indexes Forms
cannot be opened through the indexes
Lists of Printers
Lists Regarding Mandatory
Use of SCAO-Approved Forms
Process for Developing and Revising SCAO-Approved
Court Forms
Agendas for Meetings of the Michigan Court Forms
Committee and Minutes
Committee Members
Lists of Revised and New
Forms to be Published Soon
Recent Revisions Recent
revisions are available in Zip files for ease in downloading
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Use of Previous Versions of SCAO-Approved Forms
Uniform Law Citation
View and Comment on Currently Proposed Revisions,
New Forms, and Issue Statements
Send Us Your Comments and Requests
Any interested person may request that the State Court Administrative Office
(SCAO) develop a new form or revise an existing form. Requests and comments
may be made by mail, telephone, or email as follows:
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Process for Developing and Revising SCAO-Approved
Court Forms
The Trial Court Services Division of SCAO is responsible for developing,
revising, approving, and distributing court forms. Part of that process
includes review and recommendation by the Michigan Court Forms Committee.
Comments and requests for new or revised forms will be published on this
website for a 30-day comment period. The comments received during the
publication period will be provided to the Michigan Court Forms Committee
for discussion at its meetings according to the following schedule:
- Circuit Court (CC) forms: Comments and requests received through December
31, 2009, will be published by January 21, 2010, for a 30-day comment
period and then referred to the committee for discussion at a meeting
on March 4, 2010. Comments and requests received after December 31,
2009, will not be published until January of 2011.
- District Court (DC) forms: Comments and requests received through
December 31, 2009, will be published by January 21, 2010, for a 30-day
comment period and then referred to the committee for discussion at
a meeting on March 4, 2010. Comments and requests received after December
31, 2009, will not be published until January of 2011.
- Family Division of Circuit Court (JC, PCA, and CCFD) forms: Comments
and requests received through June 30, 2010, will be published by July
30, 2010, for a 30-day comment period and then referred to the committee
for discussion at a meeting on September 15, 2010. Comments and requests
received after June 30, 2010, will not be published until July of 2011.
- Friend of the Court (FOC) forms: Comments and requests received through
December 31, 2009, will be published by February 1, 2010, for a 30-day
comment period and then referred to the committee for discussion at
a meeting on March 19, 2010. Comments and requests received after December
31, 2009, will not be published until January of 2011.
- Michigan Court (MC) forms: Comments and requests received through
December 31, 2009, will be published by January 21, 2010, for a 30-day
comment period and then referred to the committee for discussion at
a meeting on March 4, 2010. Comments and requests received after December
31, 2009, will not be published until January of 2011.
- Probate Court (PC and PCM) forms: Comments and requests received through
June 30, 2010, will be published by July 20, 2010, for a 30-day comment
period and then referred to the committee for discussion at a meeting
on September 2, 2010. Comments and requests received after June 30,
2010, will not be published until July of 2011.
The Michigan Court Forms Committee consists of representatives from various
trial court associations, some sections of the State Bar of Michigan,
and relevant state departments or agencies. Individual sections of the
Michigan Court Forms Committee meet annually and discuss requests for
new forms and suggestions for revising existing forms that are received
throughout the year by the Trial Court Services Division of SCAO. Forms
approved by the committee are recommended to the State Court Administrator
for approval. Forms approved by the State Court Administrator are then
distributed to trial courts, printers, publishers, and relevant state
departments semiannually and posted to the SCAO website. For further details
about this process, see Section
8-06, State Court Administrative Office Forms, in the Michigan
Court Administration Reference Guide. Lists of the current committee
members are also available.
Businesses
that Print the Uniform Law Citation
Businesses that Print Paper
Copies of the Forms or Publish Software for the Forms
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Uniform Law Citation
- Courts that want to revise the Uniform Law Citation for local purposes
must submit a draft to the Trial Court Services Division of SCAO for review.
If the revision is approved, the draft will be forwarded to the Attorney
General, Secretary of State, and Director of Michigan State Police for
approval as required by Michigan law. See
further information.
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New and Revised Forms to be Distributed Soon
See the list of forms scheduled for release in August 2010.
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Recent Revisions to Forms
August, 2010 Mailing
List of Changes Distributed
August 18, 2010. These forms are available in Zip files. To unzip each
file, right click on the following links to download the files; it may
take a while to download. Once you have downloaded each file, you will
need WinZip or some other similar program to unzip the individual forms
from the files.
Packet of Revised Friend of the CourtForms (486 KB)
June, 2010 Mailing
List of Changes Distributed
June 2, 2010. These forms are available in Zip files. To unzip each
file, right click on the following links to download the files; it may
take a while to download. Once you have downloaded each file, you will
need WinZip or some other similar program to unzip the individual forms
from the files.
Packet of Revised Michigan Court Forms (301KB)
Packet of Revised Circuit Court Forms (151KB)
Packet of Revised District Court Forms (186KB)
April, 2010 Mailing
List of Changes Distributed April 26, 2010. These forms were revised to comply with recent
court rule amendments, effective May 1, 2010. For details on the court rules, see the Order. The forms are available in Zip files. To unzip each file, right click on the following links to download the files; it may take a while to download. Once you have downloaded each file, you will need WinZip or some other similar program to unzip the individual forms
from the files.
Packet of Revised Circuit Court
Family Division Adoption Forms (183KB)
Packet of Revised Circuit Court Family
Division Juvenile Forms (11352KB)
Packet of Revised Guardian/Conservator
Forms (97KB)
December, 2009 Mailing
List of Changes Distributed December 1, 2009. These forms are available in Zip files. To unzip each file, right click on the following links to download the files; it may take a while to download. Once you have downloaded each file, you will need WinZip or some other similar program to unzip the individual forms
from the files.
Packet of Revised Circuit Court
Family Division Adoption Forms (27KB)
Packet of Revised Circuit Court Family
Division Juvenile Forms (98KB)
Packet of Revised Guardian/Conservator
Forms (244KB)
Packet of Revised Probate
Court Estate Forms (132KB)
Packet of Revised Probate Court
General Forms (101KB)
Packet of Revised Probate Court Mental
Health Forms (87KB)
June, 2009 Mailing
List of Changes Distributed June 29, 2009 (Juvenile Guardianship) . These forms are available in Zip files. To unzip each
file, right click on the following links to download the files; it may
take a while to download. Once you have downloaded each file, you will
need WinZip or some other similar program to unzip the individual forms
from the files.
Packet of Revised Family Division of Circuit Court Forms (Juvenile Guardianship)
Forms with Specific Effective Dates
Effective May 1, 2010
Adoption, guardianship, and juvenile forms are available for use with
proceedings involving Indian children pursuant to amended court rules, effective May 1, 2010. See above for details.
Effective January 1, 2010
The Uniform Support Orders (FOC 10/52 and FOC 10a/52a) for child support were revised to comply with amendments to the Child Support Formula. The revised forms are effective January 1, 2010. See the index.
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Use of Previous Versions of SCAO-Approved Forms
When SCAO-approved forms are revised, instructions are provided in the numerical indexes about using existing stock of previous versions of those forms. "Existing stock" means preprinted NCR or carbon-interleaved paper stock of the forms only. It does not include print-on-demand paper forms that are generated electronically from a computer. Previously-approved versions of any revised SCAO-approved forms that are reproduced in electronic format must be updated as soon as the new SCAO-approved versions are published irrespective of instructions regarding use of existing stock.
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Numerical and Alphabetical Indexes of Forms
These indexes list each form number, the most recent revision date
of that form, the name of the form, associated citations, and previous
revision dates and information about continued use of old versions of
printed forms. Forms cannot be opened through
the indexes; please see the "Categories
of Forms" below. >>
When a form is revised, a note is added to the numerical index indicating
whether stock of previous versions of that form can be used until it
is depleted.
Adoption
Circuit (civil, criminal,
and general)
Conservator and Guardian
District (civil, criminal,
and general)
Family Division (name change,
emancipation, parental consent, etc.)
Friend of the Court
Juvenile
Mental Commitment
Michigan (civil, criminal,
and general)
Probate (estate and general)
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Categories of Court Forms
Selecting a Form
The forms are grouped by category. If you know the category of a form,
select the category first. Then select the specific form you want from
the alphabetical list in that category.
If you don't know what category a form is in, use the "Search"
window at the top of this page using either the name or number of the
form. If you know the form number, the search will return the direct
link to the form only if you enter the identifier and number without
spaces. For example, to locate the Subpoena (form MC 11), enter "mc11.pdf"
or "Subpoena."
NOTE: To view the forms, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0
or higher installed on your computer. To download your free copy from
Adobe's web site, click "here".
Some web users have reported problems viewing PDF files through their
respective web browsers. To circumvent this problem, please right click
on the link and save the file to your computer.
Completing Forms On-Line
The PDF forms on this site can be filled in on-line and printed or
they can be downloaded - this ability comes from free software provided
by Adobe Acrobat called Acrobat Reader. Forms that have been
filled in on-line cannot be saved without the full version of Adobe
Acrobat. For information about the cost of this software and how to
purchase it, see Adobe's
web site.
Printing Completed Forms for Filing with the Court
You are required to provide the total number
of copies of a document or form for use by the court, the parties, and
any other entity that is required to receive the form. See
the upper-right hand corner of each form to determine the mandatory
number of copies. It is recommended that when completing a form on-line,
you print the number of copies you will need for filing with the court
and serving on the parties. Otherwise, you will have to photocopy the
proper number of copies before filing the form with the court. If you
do not provide the court with the accurate number of copies, the court
might reject the form for nonconformance under the authority of Michigan
Court Rule 8.119(C). Unless specifically required by court rule or statute,
the court is not responsible for making copies of forms for you.
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