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THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT ANNUAL REPORT
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CASE MANAGEMENT The Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court serves Antrim, Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties. The Circuit Court handles all civil cases with claims in excess of $25,000, all felony criminal cases, requests for injunctive relief and domestic relations matters. Additionally, the Judges hear cases appealed from other trial courts or from administrative agencies. The Circuit Court Judges travel monthly to Bellaire and Suttons Bay to preside over matters in Antrim and Leelanau Counties. Judge Power and Judge Elsenheimer will alternate as the Thirteenth Circuit Court’s Chief Judge. The Family Divisions of the Thirteenth Circuit Court handle all juvenile criminal cases, child abuse and neglect cases, guardianships of juveniles and adoption proceedings. The Probate Judge for each County is also the presiding judge of the Family Division in the county where he or she was elected. The Circuit Court follows the mandated time schedule as delineated in the Michigan Court Rules and Administrative Orders to efficiently manage and dispose of its cases. Once a new case has been opened, the Court issues a Scheduling Order providing time guidelines for the processing of the case and establishing dates when future actions should begin or be completed with regard to the case. The primary goal of the Court Administrator’s staff is to ensure that cases are kept current and the docket remains up‐to‐date.
CIVIL CASELOAD Circuit Court civil cases are separated into the following categories: appeals, general civil, automobile negligence, other civil damage, other civil, divorce with and without minor children, paternity, Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA), support, other domestic, adult personal protection, proceedings under the juvenile code, proceedings under the adoption code and miscellaneous family. The General Civil category includes business claims, condemnation, employment discrimination, environment, forfeiture claims, housing and real estate, contracts, labor relations, antitrust, franchising and trade regulation, corporate receivership and any miscellaneous/general civil. The Automobile Negligence category includes property damage, no‐fault insurance and personal injury. The Other Civil Damages category includes medical malpractice, other professional malpractice, other personal injury, products liability, dramshop act and other damage suits. Other Civil cases include proceedings to restore, establish or correct records, claim and delivery, receivers in supplemental proceedings, supplemental proceedings and miscellaneous proceedings. The UIFSA category includes proceedings to assist with or compel discovery and all support and paternity establishment proceedings incoming from other states. Adoption Code proceedings include adult adoptions, agency international adoptions, direct placement adoptions, relative adoptions, safe delivery of newborn adoptions, permanent ward adoptions, non‐relative guardian adoptions and step‐parent adoptions. Miscellaneous Family cases include emancipation of minor, infectious disease, safe delivery of newborn child, name change, violation proceedings on out‐of‐county personal protection order, adult and minor conservatorships, adult, limited adult, minor, limited minor and developmental disability guardianships, protective orders and mental commitments.
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ren Copelane the court rcuit Court aunties, Antrd Leelanau,tters.
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THIRTEENTH CIRCUIT COURT NOTES & HIGHLIGHTS
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