Guardianship

Guardianship
Legally Incapacitated Person

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR GUARDIANS

The Court can order a parent(s) to pay child support to a Guardian who is raising their child(ren). If there was a previous child support order through another Court, sometimes the Probate Court can simply order support be paid and forward a copy of this Court's order and Letters of Authority to the Friend of the Court for enforcement.

Children residing with legal guardians may be eligible for additional support services from various county or state programs. Please contact any of the following to see if your ward my be entitled to any benefits from the following:

 

	Dept of Human Services	517 548 0200
	Community Mental Health	517 546 4126
	Social Security Administration	800 772 1213

Powers and Duties of Minor Guardianship

F.A.K.S. is a Foster care Adoption Kinship Support group.  It is located at the Barnard Center at 401 Barnard St. Howell, MI  48843.  It meets the second Tuesday of each month. from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  If you have kids a good place to drop them off that is supervised and fun is the Howell Carnegie Library in town.  Contact: