Getting Started
STARTING A NEW CASE THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
If you or your children currently receive public assistance or have received assistance in the past, you should already have a child support case. If you have not received a letter from the Office of Child Support within three months of your public assistance case opening, call 1-866-540-0008.
If you or your children have received public assistance in the past and a child support case was not opened, or is closed, you can apply for child support services. You may apply online with MiCase, or you may print, complete and mail the IV-D Child Support Services Application/Referral – DHS-1201 form.
If you or your children have never received public assistance and you do not already have a case open, you can apply for child support services. You may apply online with MiCase, or you may print, complete and mail the IV-D Child Support Services Application/Referral – DHS-1201 form.
STARTING A NEW CASE ON YOUR OWN
Because many people know little about the laws and procedures that govern court proceedings, it usually is recommended that most people hire attorneys to represent them. But sometimes people decide to represent themselves in child custody, parenting time, and child support matters.
Michigan law requires friend of the court (FOC) offices to provide “do-it-yourself” resources (often called “pro se” or “in pro per” packets) to people who are interested in representing themselves in a child support, parenting time, or custody matter.
Michiganlegalhelp.org may be utilized to start a new case by filing a complaint, and provides information on how to answer someone else’s complaint.
RESOURCES
At http://www.michigan.gov/MiChildSupport, you may log in to apply for child support when:
- The children you have are not already on a child support order through the Friend of the Court, or…
- You are not already working with an Office of Child Support staff member (a Support Specialist) or Prosecuting Attorney to get support for the children you have.
or print and mail the IV-D Child Support Services Application/Referral (DHS – 1201)
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CHEBOYGAN/PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY MANDATORY S.M.I.L.E. PROGRAM
STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT
Cheboygan County Circuit Courtroom
870 South Main Street, Second Floor, Cheboygan County Courthouse
Cheboygan, Michigan
SMILE (Start Making It Livable for Everyone) is an educational program for parents who have a pending divorce or other family action in Cheboygan County. This required one-time session is held at the Cheboygan or Presque Isle County Courthouse and lasts approximately two hours.
The program assists parents to better understand how conflict existing between them affects their children, how to communicate on a positive level and how to be flexible and compromise as co-parents in making decisions about their children.
Parents will receive a letter, signed by the Chief Judge, notifying them of their scheduled SMILE program date and time.
Other parents interested in attending SMILE may register by writing to the FOC or by contacting our office at 231-627-8825.
Friend of the Court and Staff Attorney
Kyle J. Ortiz (P85887)
Office
870 S Main Street, Room 210
PO Box 70
Cheboygan, MI 49721
Email: foc@cheboygancounty.net
(231) 627-8825
Fax: (231) 627-8417
Hours
Monday – Friday
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Additional Staff
Custody/Parenting Time Investigator/Mediator
Breanne Thompson
bthompson@cheboygancounty.net
(231) 627-8418
Child Support Senior Case Manager
Mary Bur
mbur@cheboygancounty.net
(231) 627-8869
Child Support Senior Case Manager
Tracy Bourgeois
tracyb@cheboygancounty.net
(231) 627-8848
Child Support Case Manager
Cherry Ann Brandt
cbrandt@cheboygancounty.net
(231) 627-8826
Assistant to the Friend of the Court
Tina Stead
foc@cheboygancounty.net
(231) 627-8825
NON-EMERGENCY PUBLIC SAFETY NUMBERS
Cheboygan County Sheriff Department
County Building
870 S. Main St.
Cheboygan, MI 49721
231.627.3155
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Indian River Field Office
6984 S. Straits Hwy
Indian River, MI 49749
231.238.9313
Cheboygan Department of Public Safety
Cheboygan City Hall
403 N. Huron St.
Cheboygan, MI 49721
231.627.4321
Mackinaw City Police Department
Village Hall
102 S. Huron Ave.
Mackinaw City, MI 49701
231.436.7861
Tuscarora Township Police Department
Tuscarora Township Hall
3546 S. Straits Hwy
Indian River, MI 49749
231.238.9481
Presque Isle County Sheriff’s Department
267 N 2nd St.
Rogers City, MI 49779
989-734-2156
CONTACT US
Cheboygan County
870 S. Main St.
Cheboygan, MI 49721
231.627.8855