FD/FOC 4572 11/18 WAYNE COUNTY FRIEND OF THE COURT PROCESS TO The Friend of the Court may administratively process an abatement of support for parties of domestic relations cases who marry each other after the date of their support order. The process for parties to request such action in Wayne County is as follows: A. B. Both parties must sign a Stipulation to Abate Support form in ink. The form must be notarized . You do not need to have the form notarized if both of your signatures are witnessed by a Friend of the Court representative at our Information Services window. Photocopied or faxed stipulation forms will not be accepted, only originals. C. A copy of your marriage certificate must be included in the packet, no originals please. A copy of a marr iage license will not be accepted. D. A copy of valid government - issued identification (front and back) must be included in the packet. E. The completed stipulation packet must be mailed to: Wayne County Friend of the Court Legal Department P.O. Box 31 - 0920 Detroit, MI 48231 F. A Friend of the Court case worker and attorney will review the request and the accompanying documents to determine eligibility for an administrative abatement of support. G. If the case is deemed ineligible for administrative abatement of support, the parties will receive a letter explaining the reason the case did not qualify. Parties may either resubmit the packet with the H. If the case is accepted for ad ministrative abatement of support, a Consent Order Abating Support and Cancelling Arrears Based Upon the P arties Marriage and Stipulation will be entered as an order of the court. Both parties will receive a copy of the order. I. Upon entry of the order, the monthly accrual and enforcement of support will terminate. Support may be reinstated if: 1. The payee files a motion to reinstate support; or 2. The dependent(s) become a recipient of DHHS benefits. In that event, support may be reinstated in the amount last ordered, effective the date the dependent(s) began receiving DHHS benefits. J. Any arrears that are preserved as part of the order will continue to be enforced by the court. FORM IS AVAILABLE AT www.3rdcc.org American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com FD/FOC 4572 11/18 STATE OF MICHIGAN THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WAYNE COUNTY STIPULATION TO ABATE SUPPORT BASED UPON CASE NO. P.O. Box 31 - 0920, Detroit, MI 48231 (844) 785 - 7593 v. We, the Plaintiff and Defendant, request to close our Friend of the Court support case. We certify that the following statements are true: 1. We were m arried on . A copy of our marriage certificate is attached . 2. The child or children are not beneficiaries of public assistance, including foster care. If the child or children are receiving public assistance, we certify that both of us are on the DHHS grant. 3. We request that any arrears owed to the parties shown on the Friend of the Court records be cance l led. 4. We do not want child support to be c harged or enforced by the Friend of the Court at this time . 5. We und erstand that support may be reinstated if the payee files a motion to reinstate support, or the minor child or children become recipients of DHHS benefits. If the child or children become a recipient of public assistance, support may be reinstated in the amount last ordered, effective the date the child or children became a beneficiary of public assistance. We request that the Court enter an order on these terms. Plaintiff Defend ant YO UR SIGNATURES MUST BE NOTARIZED NOTARY NOTARY American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com