Michigan's One Court of Justice
What is Parenting Time?
The Role of the Court
Making the Most of Parenting Time
Role of Friend of the Court
Evaluating Cases
Enforcing Parenting Time
Dispute Resolution
What the FOC Cannot Do
Michigan Parenting Time Guideline
Frequently Asked Questions
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The Role of the Friend of the Court
The Order's Provisions for Parenting Time Must be Specific

The parenting time provisions of your court order cannot be enforced by the friend of the court unless the provisions are specific.

Specific means that a person reading the order can understand the parenting time schedule without having to ask someone else to read and explain it.

Parent
Friend of the Court

The following provisions are not specific enough for the friend of the court to enforce:

  • Parenting time "as the parties agree."
  • A parent has "reasonable rights of parenting time."

If the parenting time provisions of your court order are not specific and you and the other parent disagree over what they mean, you can ask the court to modify your court order or you can mediate the dispute.

For an example of a specific schedule, see the
Michigan Parenting Time Guideline.