Friend of the Court
The Kalamazoo County Friend of the Court handles child support enforcement, custody investigations, and parenting time disputes under the 9th Circuit Court. The FOC operates under the judiciary, which is exempt from FOIA under MCL 15.232(h)(iv). We obtain FOC data through multiple channels including county administration records, state agency disclosures, and publicly available court reports.
Kalamazoo County at a glance
Data collected from publicly available state and county sources. The FOC is exempt from FOIA under MCL 15.232(h)(iv).
Grievance Outcomes
2020-2024Source: Annual Grievance Report to the Legislature, SCAO Friend of the Court Bureau
18
Filed
0
Corrective Actions
0
Acknowledged
Corrective actions taken
0
Across 18 grievances filed over 5 years (2020-2024), Kalamazoo County FOC has taken zero corrective actions. No changes to office operations and no personnel actions. Every grievance resulted in no action.
All Years (2020-2024)
18 grievances filedHow Kalamazoo responded
What people complained about
Citizen Advisory Committee
Kalamazoo County does not have an active CAC.
Only Kent County and Macomb County had active Citizen Advisory Committees as of 2024. CACs review grievances independently and advise the court. Without one, there is no external oversight of how the FOC handles complaints.
Learn how to demand one →
Child Support Collections
BELOW STATE AVGSource: Michigan Courts, One Court of Justice Caseload Reporting. Percent of child support paid by county
Declining collections
Kalamazoo County has been below the state average every year since 2020. Collection rates dropped from 69% in 2020 to 65% in 2025. That is a 4 percentage point decline. When the court is overloaded and has no oversight, the families who depend on child support payments are the ones who suffer.
Source documents
Original reports and data sources used to compile the data above.
Annual grievance reports submitted to the Michigan Legislature. Includes grievances filed, categories, outcomes, and corrective actions taken by each FOC office statewide.
Source: SCAO / Friend of the Court Bureau · Published annually