Oakland County Friend of the Court Review

I brought my case here from Kent County after going through bias and discrimination, that my attorney at the time informed me the judge is corrupt and she refused to practice law with her back in the day. Fast forward to Oakland County, had the assigned mediator discriminate in the same way. He even openly admitted it to my counselor who questioned his thought process. Do not plan on this court helping your family thrive. They're intrinsically hurting families without any repercussions for their actions. I will file a grievance on this mediator, doubt the courts will do anything to fix their BIG mistake.

Service is extremely rude. Don't ask too many questions otherwise you'll get the "why do you keep coming back" or "why are you not understanding".

They have been a lot more helpful than CPS when it comes to making sure my son is in a safe home when he's visiting his dad.

Don't call CPS they won't help they will only hurt.

File for child support get a visitation order and specify any concerns you have in it.

They will take you more seriously and protect your child. I just wish I would have known my rights as a custodial parent sooner.

I highly suggest having a lawyer during these times, ESPECIALLY via zoom and ESPECIALLY if you're not tech savvy.. Referees won't SCREAM at your lawyer...for technical difficulties at that! So sad to think of how many poor people get taken advantage of this way. We are deff in strange times, wish our government could keep up.

Best place to wait on hold and have to deal with the ex complaining the support order is wrong.

This court cares only about one thing and that's MONEY!! They could care less about parenting time and making sure the mother is abiding by the court orders but if the father doesn't pay he's locked up, warrants and all type of things even preventing you from getting a passport but they don't check in with fathers to see if they have been in contact with their children SHAME ON THE COURTS!!!! DO BETTER BY THE FATHERS!!!!!

Child victim of the friend of the court here.
Don't divorce if you don't have to and if you have to take my story as the pain a kid will go through, not just you.
Remember, if you share a kid, you should still be a team together with your ex who shares the child, so you can raise them properly and they don't grow insecure from the pressure parents put on them.

The courts caused my mom and dad and our family lots of pain.
10 years of paying child support/alimony, $1/2 mil gone. Had to move 8 times, had no power, or electric sometimes.
Courts so bad, I had to write a letter to the judge to live with my other parent. The stress of the divorce and constant moving, caused me to fail through out my grade school, because I had two parents using their children as messengers for painful messages, 13-24yrs old I am now and my dad is still dealing with the friend of the courts neglect and mistakes.
You make me never want to have kids or get married.
You make me sick friend of the court for all the pain you caused us and still do to this day.
Please don't put your kid in the middle, please don't talk badly about the other parent with your kids, don't have them make painful choices or be a messenger. Don't have family friends talk badly to the kid. If anything your kid needs more support now than you being confused, upset and feel they may have been the cause.

Case worker is rude, picks sides, lies and says "the lawyer gave you the wrong information". Very unprofessional. These people are supposed to remain neutral and give facts, not lie to the party the parent they chose to dislike.

I don't blame the court, I blame the system.

The people have been cooperative, responsive, attentive, and do the best they can do.

These are not envious jobs, and I appreciate all they do for the kids.