Houghton County Office Directory

Friend Of The Court
Houghton, Baraga, Keweenaw Counties
401 E Houghton
Houghton, MI 49931
 

Hours:
Houghton County office:
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Baraga County office:
one day per week, with appointments made by calling the above number.

Keweenaw County:
no physical office, appointmens are made by calling the Houghton County office at the above number.

Phone
906.482.2102

FAX
906.482.9552

 Contacts/Personnel:
Brenda Cadwell, Friend Of The Court
Debra Thomas, Senior Accounts Processor
Jennifer Kelly, Senior Accounts Processor
The Friend of the Court office deals with families and children who are involved in a civil action.

Services provided are as follows:

  • Enforcement of Custody, Parenting Time & Child Support Orders
  • Mediation
  • Child Support Reviews
  • Conciliation
  • SMILE Program
  • Supervised Visitation Program

This list may not be all-inclusive; any questions can be directed to the  above number.

Child support payments are received and receipted by the Michigan State Disbursement Unit (MISDU) in Lansing. A check is then mailed to the payee or funds are electronically transferred to a payee's bank account by MISDU.

To check on child support payments you may call 1-877-543-2660. When  calling this number for the first time you will need to set up a PIN number. You should have your social security number and court docket number available for the first time call. Please have a four digit number  in mind for the PIN number you will be setting up. If you have set a PIN number in the past and have forgotten it, please call our office and we can send you the form to set up a new number.

Our goal is to get child support for children and to get both parents involved in their children's life.