Michigan Compiled Laws Act 155 Of 1964 Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344)

AN ACT to establish circuit court family counseling services and to provide for their powers and duties; to provide for the employment of directors of family counseling and for the selection and size of their staffs; to provide for the confidentiality of communications between the family counselors and clients; and to provide for payment of fees by persons counseled.

History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980

Section 551.331 Short Title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “circuit court family counseling services act”. History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28,...
Section 551.332 Family Counseling Services; Creation; Purpose; Establishment In Judicial Circuits; Appropriations; Participation In Funding; Agreement; Limitation.
(1) For the purpose of preserving and improving family life through competent family counseling, family counseling services which shall include domestic violence and child...
Section 551.333 Family Counseling Service As Arm Of Circuit Court; Merger With Other Court Services; Contracts; Purchase Of Services; Direct Service Delivery.
The circuit court family counseling service is an arm of the circuit court. It may be merged with other court services or maintained separately,...
Section 551.334 Director; Qualifications; Employment, Term, And Compensation; Compensation Of Staff.
The chief executive officer of the circuit court family counseling service is the director. The director shall be qualified by training and experience to...
Section 551.335 Hiring Of Professional And Clerical Staff.
The director of a circuit court family counseling service may hire professional and clerical staff with the approval of the circuit court. History: 1964,...
Section 551.336 Rules And Standards Of Eligibility For Counseling; Priority; Residential Requirements.
The circuit court shall prescribe rules and standards of eligibility for counseling. First priority for service shall be given to domestic relations actions in...
Section 551.337 Referrals To Agencies Outside Court; Conferences.
The director of a circuit court family counseling service shall advise spouses fully of the existence of qualified family counseling services outside the court...
Section 551.338 Family Counseling Service As Impartial, Unbiased Resource In Evaluating Problems.
Upon specific referral from the court or at the request and agreement of the litigants, the family counseling service may be instructed to serve...
Section 551.339 Confidentiality; Privileged Communications; Exemption.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a communication between a counselor in the family counseling service and a person who is counseled is...
Section 551.340 Fee Schedule; Disposition Of Revenues.
The family counseling service may charge fees for its counseling in accordance with a fee schedule prescribed by the circuit court with the advice...
Section 551.341 Powers Of Family Counseling Service.
The family counseling service may engage in research, educational efforts, public information service, or other endeavors related to the purpose and policy of this...
Section 551.342 Statutory Provisions Not Changed Or Affected; Conferences Or Interviews Not Considered As Condonation.
This act shall not change or affect grounds for divorce, separation, or other statutory provisions relating to domestic relations actions. Conferences or interviews with...
Section 551.343 Multiple-judge Circuit; Majority Of Judges.
In a multiple-judge circuit any act, decision or recommendation by the circuit court, provided for by this act, shall be deemed accomplished by a...
Section 551.344 Submission To Family Counseling Not Required.
This act shall not be construed to require a person who objects to family counseling to submit to family counseling. History: 1964, Act 155,...

Last modified: October 10, 2016