Establishing Parenting Time in Initial Child Support Orders Debbie Edwards, Moderator Adrienne Noti Pam Sala Karen Oehme ERICSA 50 th Annual Training Conference & Exposition ▪ May 19 – 23 ▪ Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Agenda Federal Perspective: Adrienne Noti Parenting Time in Michigan : Pam Sala Role of Domestic Violence: Karen Oehme

Federal Perspective Adrienne Noti Special Advisor to the Director Division of State, Tribal and Local Assistance Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) ERICSA 50 th Annual Training Conference & Exposition ▪ May 19 – 23 ▪ Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Federal Perspective President’s Budget proposal on access and visitation responsibilities in initial child support orders OCSE’s 5 new Parenting Time Opportunities for Children in the Child Support program grants Parenting time models and domestic violence considerations

Contact Information Adrienne Noti Special Advisor to the Director Division of State, Tribal and Local Assistance Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Parenting Time in Michigan Pam Sala Chief Asst. FOC Operations Oakland County, Michigan ERICSA 50 th Annual Training Conference & Exposition ▪ May 19 – 23 ▪ Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Michigan’s Custody & Parenting Time Acts Friend of the Court Act ( ) Child Custody Act ( ) Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act ( ) Paternity Act ( ) Family Support Act ( )

Friend of the Court Act Requires the Friend of the Court to investigate and make written recommendations regarding custody and/or parenting time Requires the Friend of the Court to initiate enforcement if a written complaint is made Requires the Friend of the Court to provide alternative dispute resolution to assist parties in settling disputes voluntarily

Child Custody Act Best interests of the child Presumed to be in the best interest of the child for the child to have a strong relationship with both parents

Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act Provisions for enforcing parenting time order violations Enforced against either parent Remedies include – Make up parenting time – Commitment to county jail – License Suspension – Fines

Paternity/Family Support Act Provisions for custody and parenting time and referral to Friend of the Court

Parenting time disputes Statewide computer system allows for enforcement against either parent ADR varies by county

Parenting Time and Michigan’s Child Support Formula The number of overnights with each parent is part of the formula Parenting time has been part of the support calculation since 2008 Prior to 2008 there was a support abatement after a set number of overnights; usually 50% after 7 consecutive overnights

Our Local Process 18 Family Counselors – licensed social workers Domestic violence screening Meet with parties to resolve custody/parenting time issues pre & post judgment Pre-judgment privately filed actions for divorce & custody – parties attend our SMILE program

Links – To find Michigan’s laws regarding parenting time

Contact Information Pam Sala Chief Asst. FOC Operations Oakland County, Michigan

Role of Domestic Violence Karen Oehme, J.D., Director Institute for Family Violence Studies College of Social Work Florida State University ERICSA 50 th Annual Training Conference & Exposition ▪ May 19 – 23 ▪ Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Role of Domestic Violence Identification of domestic violence Importance of collaboration Promising practices in supervised visitation Key resources

Contact Information Karen Oehme, J.D., Director Institute for Family Violence Studies College of Social Work FSU Distinguished University Scholar Courtesy Research Associate in Dept. of Family Medicine and Rural Health, FSU College of Medicine Florida State University 296 Champions Way Tallahassee, FL (ext. 1),

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