Topic Index
Below you will find a topical index to the Michigan Supreme Court's website.
Having problems locating a document or web page?
For help, please e-mail: msc-info@courts.mi.gov
A
Absent Without Legal Permission (AWOLP)
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/CWS/AWOLP/awolp.htm
Access to Courts – What court do you need?
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/court.htm
Accommodations, Requesting to the Court
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/access/accom.htm
Administrative Memoranda – State Court Administrative Office
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/proc.htm
Administrative Orders – Supreme Court - Recently Adopted
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Resources/Administrative/index.htm#administrative
Administrative Orders – Supreme Court - All Current
http://courtofappeals.mijud.net/rules/documents/3AdministrativeOrders.pdf
Adoption
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/CWS/CWS.htm
Adoption Day – Michigan
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Press/MichiganAdoptionDayIndex.htm
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Information
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/access/accom.htm
Annual Reports
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/reports/summaries.htm
Appellate ListServe for Opinions/Orders
http://coa.courts.mi.gov/resources/subscribe.htm
Archived Webcasts
http://ustools.you-niversity.com/youtools/companies/mji/archivesLayout2.html
Attorney Certificate of Good Standing
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Clerk/msc_clerk.htm#attorney
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Benchbooks, Manuals, Handbooks
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/index.htm
Best Practices
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/bestpractice/bestpractice.htm
Biographies of the Justices
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/AboutCourt/biography.htm
Birth Certificate
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/family/misc.htm
Board of Law Examiners – Michigan
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/BdofLawExaminers/index.htm
Bonds
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/criminal/felony.htm
Budget Information
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/AboutCourt/Budget.htm
Brochures and Pamphlets
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/pamphlets/index.htm
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Case File Management Standards
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/standards/cf_stds.pdf
Case Management Resources
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/caseflow.htm
Case Type Codes
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/standards/cf_casetypecodes.pdf
Caseload Statistics and Reporting
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/reports/statistics.htm
Certification Programs
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/tcs/exams.htm
Certified Court Interpreters
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/ccilst.htm
Child Welfare Services
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/CWS/CWS.htm
Circuit Courts (listing of Courts by County)
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/dirs/trialdir.htm
Collecting Money from Judgment
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/collection/collect_help.htm
Collections – Trial Courts
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/collections/collections.htm
Community Dispute Resolution Program
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/dispute/
Complaints – Filing Complaint against an attorney,
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/attorney.htm
Complaints and Comments (Judges, Courts, Attorneys)
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/complaints/index.htm
Complaints—FOCs, etc.
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/complaints/index.htm
Conservatorship
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/bestpractice/conservatorship.htm
Contacts - State Court Administrative Office
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/dirs/scao.htm
Contacts - Supreme Court Directory
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Directory.html
Conviction Set Aside
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/criminal/setaside_help.htm
County Clerks
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/dirs/coclrk.asp
County Friends of the Court
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/dirs/cofoc.asp
Court Community Connections Program
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Press/SpecialFeaturesIndex.htm
Court Administrators (listing of by county/court)
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/dirs/ctadmin.asp
Court Administrative Reference Guide
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/manuals/carg.htm
Court Costs, Fines, Fees, and Rates
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/ffc.htm
Court Facilities
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/standards/fc_intro.pdf
Court Forms
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/courtforms/
Court Improvement Project (CIP)
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/cip/cip.htm
Court Interpreters
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/access/inter.htm
Court of Appeals
http://coa.courts.mi.gov/
Court Officers by Court and Name
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/dirs/ctoff.asp?mysort=qctc%20ASC
Court Opinions (Michigan Supreme Court and Michigan Court of Appeals)
http://coa.courts.mi.gov/resources/opinions.htm
Court Overview
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/AboutCourt/msc_over.htm
Court Process - Civil and Domestic Relations
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/questions.htm#process
Court Reporters/Recorders
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/crr/crr.htm
Court Rules:
Court Rules - Current
http://coa.courts.mi.gov/rules/
Court Rules - Proposed
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Resources/Administrative/index.htm#proposed
Court Rules - Recently Adopted
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Resources/Administrative/index.htm#approved
Public Administrative Hearings
Provides an opportunity for the public to express its views and comments
about proposals that the Court is considering.
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Resources/Administrative/PH.htm
Public Administrative Conferences
Meetings at which members of the Michigan Supreme Court discuss and decide
various administrative matters, including proposed court rule amendments
and administrative orders.
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Resources/Administrative/AdminConf.htm
Court Technology
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/tcs/tech.htm
Courts: Listing by County (listing of w/contact information)
Listing of all courts within that county, including the judges elected to each court, the court administrators, and the probate registers.
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/dirs/trialdir.htm
Courts: Listing in Order by City or Township
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Courts%20and%20Geographical%20Units.pdf
Courts: Listing in Order by Court
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Courts%20and%20Location%20and%20Region.pdf
Courts: Types of Matters Handled
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/types.htm
Courts: Quick Reference Guide to Court System
http://courts.michigan.gov/plc/AccessMichCourts.pdf
Crime Victims Rights Assessment
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/CrimeVictimAssessment.pdf
Criminal History Reporting (through Michigan State Police)
http://apps.michigan.gov/ICHAT/Home.aspx
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D
Death Certificate
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/family/misc.htm
Deferred Judgment/Delayed Sentence Processing Chart
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/standards/Deferred_vs_Delayed_Sentence.pdf
Directory of Offices and Programs
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Directory.html
Directories, Labels, and Lists
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/dirs/index.htm
Dispute Resolution
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/dispute/odr.htm
District Courts (listing of Courts by County)
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/dirs/trialdir.htm
Divorce Certificate
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/family/misc.htm
Drug Courts
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/tcs/spec.htm
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Emancipation
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/family/misc.htm#emancipate
Employment Opportunities
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/features/Jobs/ops.htm
Estates - Forms
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/courtforms/probate/gpindex.htm
Exams and Certifications
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/tcs/exams.htm
F
Facilities Standards
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/standards/fc_intro.pdf
Filing Requirements
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Clerk/msc_clerk.htm
Finding Legal Information
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/legalinfo.htm
Fines, Fees, Costs, and Rates
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/ffc.htm
Fiscal Management Resources
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/finance/fiscal.htm
Forms, Court
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/courtforms/
Foster Care Review Board
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/fcrb/fcrb.htm
Friend of the Court Bureau:
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/focb/focb.htm
Friend of the Court Issues:
County Friends of the Court
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/dirs/cofoc.asp
Custody and Parenting Time Investigation Manual
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/manuals/focb/cpinvmnl.htm
Custody Guideline
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/manuals/focb/custodyguideline.pdf
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers from the Friend of the Court Bureau)
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/focbnewsletters/faq.htm
Friend of the Court Bureau Advisory Committee
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/focb/advisory.htm
Friend of the Court Cash Bond Guideline.
For most lien policy, see Administrative Memorandum 2000-11.
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/focb/FOCCashBondGuideline.pdf
Friend of the Court Newsletter
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/focbnewsletters/focbnews.htm
Friend of the Court Statistical Information
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/reports/statistics.htm#focb
Michigan Child Support Formula
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/focb/mcsf.htm
Servicemembers: What to Know About Active Duty and Child Support
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/focb/military_main.htm
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General Information: Definitions, Services, Rights and Responsibilities
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/questions.htm
Grant Opportunities
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/grants/grants.htm
H
Help Desk, Judicial Information Systems
http://courts.michigan.gov/jis/
Historical Society, Michigan Supreme Court
http://www.micourthistory.org/
Holidays, Court
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Clerk/court-holidays.htm
Human Resources, Judiciary
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/HR/index.html
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Interpreters (Certified)
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/ccilst.htm
Interest Rates for Money Judgments
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/interest.pdf
Interest, COLA, and Other Links:
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/ffc.htm
Internal Operating Procedures
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/2003-48_02-03-05.pdf
J-K
Jail Overcrowding
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/bestpractice/jail-overcrowding.htm
Job Postings
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/features/Jobs/ops.htm
Journalist's Guide
http://www.courts.mi.gov/supremecourt/press/JournalistsGuide/
Judicial Data Warehouse
http://courts.michigan.gov/jis/techinit/initindex.html
Judicial Information Systems
http://courts.michigan.gov/jis/
Judicial Resources Recommendations - 2011
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Press/2011JRR.html
Judicial Resources Recommendations - Historical
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/reports/summaries.htm#judres
Juror Appreciation Month
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Press/Juror/index.htm
Jury Reform Proposals
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Press/Juror/Reform2006.html
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L
Learning Center
http://courts.mi.gov/plc/
Legal - Finding Information
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/legalinfo.htm
Legal Help: How to Find an Attorney
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/attorney.htm
Legal News from Across the State
Updated Daily
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Press/StateNews.htm
Legal Resources
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/legalinfo.htm
Legal Terms - Handbook
http://courts.michigan.gov/mji/resources/holt/holt.pdf
Legislation Affecting the Judiciary
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Resources/Legislative/index.htm
Libraries and other reference information:
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/legalinfo.htm
Links of Interest
http://courts.michigan.gov/links_of_interest.htm
Local Administrative Orders—Models
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/lao.htm
Local Trial Courts and Websites
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/trial.htm
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MCAP
https://courts.michigan.gov/mcap/
Management Assistance Projects
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/tcs/map.htm
Manuals
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/manuals/
Maps of Courts by County
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/maps/maps.htm
MarriageCeremony/Certificate
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/family/misc.htm
Mediation
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/dispute/index.htm
Michigan Adoption Day
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Press/MichiganAdoptionDayIndex.htm
Michigan Appellate Digest
http://coa.courts.mi.gov/Digest/DigestLaunchPage.jsp
Michigan Board of Law Examiners
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/BdofLawExaminers/index.htm
Michigan Court Administration Reference Guide (CARG)
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/manuals/carg.htm
Michigan Courts Home Page
http://courts.michigan.gov/
Michigan Hall of Justice
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Press/HOJ/index.htm
Michigan Judicial Institute
http://courts.michigan.gov/mji/
Michigan Judicial Workload Assessment Final Report
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/reports/Michigan%20Judicial%20Workload%20Assessment-Final%20Report.pdf
Minimum State Costs
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/CrimeVictimAssessment.pdf
Model Civil Jury Instructions
http://courts.michigan.gov/mcji-index.htm
Model Code of Conduct for Michigan Court Employees
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Code.pdf
Model Friend of the Court Handbook
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/focb/mcsf.htm
Name Change
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/family/misc.htm#namechange
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Nonpublic and Limited-Access to Court Records Chart
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/standards/cf_chart.pdf
O
Offices and Programs
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Directory.html
Opinions - Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
http://coa.courts.mi.gov/resources/opinions.htm
Oral Arguments - Supreme Court
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Clerk/msc_orals.htm
Orders/Docket Sheets – Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
http://coa.courts.mi.gov/resources/public.htm
Organization Chart of the Michigan Court System
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/OrgChart.pdf
Overview of the Michigan Friend of the Court System
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/focb/focb_over.htm
P-Q
Parenting Time Guideline
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/focb/ParentingTime.htm
Parenting Time Website
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/focb/parentingtime/Home.htm
Personal Protection Matters
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/family/ppo.htm
Press Releases
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Press/index.htm
Probate Courts (listing of Courts by County)
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/dirs/trialdir.htm
Probate Registers (listing of by county/court)
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/dirs/proreg.asp
Process Server Fees
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/processservers.pdf
Public Information Office
-Includes media information
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Press/PublicInformationIndex.htm
Public Administrative Hearings
Provide an opportunity for the public to express its views and comments
about proposals that the Court is considering
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Resources/Administrative/PH.htm
Public Administrative Conferences
Meetings at which members of the Michigan Supreme Court discuss and decide
various administrative matters, including proposed court rule amendments
and administrative orders.
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Resources/Administrative/AdminConf.htm
Publications
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/
Pundit:
A quarterly newsletter about domestic relations issues
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/focbnewsletters/focbnews.htm
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Recent Communications to Trial Courts
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/features/Mailings/maillist.htm
Reports
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/reports/statistics.htm
Resolving Disputes
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/dispute/index.htm
Records Management
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/tcs/records.htm
Regional State Court Administrative Offices
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/regional/rofc.htm
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Self Help Center
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/selfhelphome.htm
Seminars and Webcasts
http://courts.michigan.gov/seminars-webcasts.htm
Sentencing Guidelines
http://courts.michigan.gov/mji/resources/sentencing-guidelines/sg.htm
Servicemembers: What to Know About Active Duty and Child Support
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/focb/military_main.htm
Small Claims
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/smallclaims/sc_help.htm
Specialty Courts
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/tcs/spec.htm
Specified Misdemeanors
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/JISCrimeVictimList.pdf
State Court Administrative Office Home Page
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/index.htm
State Court Administrative Office - List of Functions
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/dirs/index.htm
State Court Administrative Office - Administrative Memoranda
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/proc.htm
Statistics/Reports
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/publications/reports/statistics.htm
Supreme Court Administrative Orders and Proposed Court Rule Amendments
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Resources/Administrative/
Supreme Court Historical Society
http://www.micourthistory.org/
Supreme Court Home Page
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/
Supreme Court Schedule of Oral Arguments:
-Includes schedules, summaries, briefs, Opinions and Orders
2008-2009 Session
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Clerk/MSC_orals.htm
2008-2009 Session Recent Opinions
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Clerk/Opinions-08-09-term.html
Oral Argument - Prior Sessions
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Clerk/MSC-orals-PriorSessions.htm
Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Opinions
http://coa.courts.mi.gov/resources/opinions.htm
Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Orders/Docket Sheets
http://coa.courts.mi.gov/resources/public.htm
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Title IV-E
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/CWS/CWS.htm#IVE
Trial Courts
Trial Court Operations
Trial Court - Case Flow Management
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/caseflow.htm
Trial Court Collections
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/collections/collections.htm
Trial Court Directory (directory of judges/court administrators by county and court)
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/dirs/trialdir.htm
Trial Court - Fiscal Management
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/finance/fiscal.htm
Trial Courts - Index of and links to local trial court websites
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/trial.htm
Trial Courts - Management Assistance Projects
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/tcs/map.htm
Trial Courts - Records Management
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/tcs/records.htm
Trial Courts - Specialty Courts
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/tcs/spec.htm
Trial Courts – Standards and Guidelines
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/standards/index.htm
Trial Courts - Technology
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/tcs/tech.htm
Trial Court Policies and Procedures
Trial Courts - Best Practices
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/bestpractice/bestpractice.htm
Trial Courts – Guidelines, Practices, Procedures, and Standards
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/standards/
Trial Courts – Local Administrative Orders, Local Court Rules, and Plans
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/lao.htm
State Court Administrative Office Administrative Memoranda
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/resources/other/proc.htm
Supreme Court Administrative Orders
http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Resources/Administrative/index.htm
Trial Court Services Division
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/tcs/tcs.htm
Types of Matters the Courts Handle:
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/types.htm
U-Z
Underground Economy Task Force
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/focb/focb.htm#uetf
Victim Rights
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/questions.htm
Wills:
http://courts.michigan.gov/scao/selfhelp/intro/family/misc.htm
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