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Michigan Family Courts
         
                       Wayne County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Detroit)  FIPS: 26163                     - pop.1,793,561                   
                                
                       Oakland County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Pontiac)  FIPS: 26125                     - pop.1,274,395                   
                                
                       Macomb County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Mount Clemens)  FIPS: 26099                     - pop.881,217                   
                                
                       Kent County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Grand Rapids)  FIPS: 26081                     - pop.657,974                   
                                
                       Genesee County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Flint)  FIPS: 26049                     - pop.406,211                   
                                
                       Washtenaw County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Ann Arbor)  FIPS: 26161                     - pop.372,258                   
                                
                       Ottawa County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Grand Haven)  FIPS: 26139                     - pop.296,200                   
                                
                       Ingham County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Mason)  FIPS: 26065                     - pop.284,900                   
                                
                       Kalamazoo County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Kalamazoo)  FIPS: 26077                     - pop.261,670                   
                                
                       Livingston County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Howell)  FIPS: 26093                     - pop.193,866                   
                                
                       Saginaw County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Saginaw)  FIPS: 26145                     - pop.190,124                   
                                
                       Muskegon County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Muskegon)  FIPS: 26121                     - pop.175,824                   
                                
                       Saint Clair County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Port Huron)  FIPS: 26147                     - pop.160,383                   
                                
                       Jackson County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Jackson)  FIPS: 26075                     - pop.160,366                   
                                
                       Monroe County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Monroe)  FIPS: 26115                     - pop.154,809                   
                                
                       Berrien County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Saint Joseph)  FIPS: 26021                     - pop.154,316                   
                                
                       Calhoun County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Marshall)  FIPS: 26025                     - pop.134,310                   
                                
                       Allegan County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Allegan)  FIPS: 26005                     - pop.120,502                   
                                
                       Eaton County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Charlotte)  FIPS: 26045                     - pop.109,175                   
                                
                       Bay County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Bay City)  FIPS: 26017                     - pop.103,856                   
                                
                       Lenawee County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Adrian)  FIPS: 26091                     - pop.99,423                   
                                
                       Grand Traverse County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Traverse City)  FIPS: 26055                     - pop.95,238                   
                                
                       Lapeer County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Lapeer)  FIPS: 26087                     - pop.88,619                   
                                
                       Midland County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Midland)  FIPS: 26111                     - pop.83,494                   
                                
                       Clinton County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Saint Johns)  FIPS: 26037                     - pop.79,128                   
                                
                       Van Buren County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Paw Paw)  FIPS: 26159                     - pop.75,587                   
                                
                       Shiawassee County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Corunna)  FIPS: 26155                     - pop.68,094                   
                                
                       Ionia County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Ionia)  FIPS: 26067                     - pop.66,804                   
                                
                       Montcalm County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Stanton)  FIPS: 26117                     - pop.66,614                   
                                
                       Marquette County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Marquette)  FIPS: 26103                     - pop.66,017                   
                                
                       Isabella County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Mount Pleasant)  FIPS: 26073                     - pop.64,394                   
                                
                       Barry County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Hastings)  FIPS: 26015                     - pop.62,423                   
                                
                       Saint Joseph County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Centreville)  FIPS: 26149                     - pop.60,939                   
                                
                       Tuscola County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Caro)  FIPS: 26157                     - pop.53,323                   
                                
                       Cass County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Cassopolis)  FIPS: 26027                     - pop.51,589                   
                                
                       Newaygo County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (White Cloud)  FIPS: 26123                     - pop.49,978                   
                                
                       Hillsdale County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Hillsdale)  FIPS: 26059                     - pop.45,746                   
                                
                       Branch County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Coldwater)  FIPS: 26023                     - pop.44,862                   
                                
                       Gratiot County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Ithaca)  FIPS: 26057                     - pop.41,761                   
                                
                       Sanilac County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Sandusky)  FIPS: 26151                     - pop.40,611                   
                                
                       Mecosta County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Big Rapids)  FIPS: 26107                     - pop.39,714                   
                                
                       Houghton County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Houghton)  FIPS: 26061                     - pop.37,361                   
                                
                       Delta County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Escanaba)  FIPS: 26041                     - pop.36,903                   
                                
                       Chippewa County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Sault Sainte Marie)  FIPS: 26033                     - pop.36,785                   
                                
                       Emmet County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Petoskey)  FIPS: 26047                     - pop.34,112                   
                                
                       Wexford County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Cadillac)  FIPS: 26165                     - pop.33,673                   
                                
                       Huron County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Bad Axe)  FIPS: 26063                     - pop.31,407                   
                                
                       Clare County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Harrison)  FIPS: 26035                     - pop.30,856                   
                                
                       Mason County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Ludington)  FIPS: 26105                     - pop.29,052                   
                                
                       Alpena County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Alpena)  FIPS: 26007                     - pop.28,907                   
                                
                       Oceana County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Hart)  FIPS: 26127                     - pop.26,659                   
                                
                       Charlevoix County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Charlevoix)  FIPS: 26029                     - pop.26,054                   
                                
                       Dickinson County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Iron Mountain)  FIPS: 26043                     - pop.25,947                   
                                
                       Cheboygan County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Cheboygan)  FIPS: 26031                     - pop.25,579                   
                                
                       Gladwin County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Gladwin)  FIPS: 26051                     - pop.25,386                   
                                
                       Iosco County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Tawas City)  FIPS: 26069                     - pop.25,237                   
                                
                       Otsego County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Gaylord)  FIPS: 26137                     - pop.25,091                   
                                
                       Manistee County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Manistee)  FIPS: 26101                     - pop.25,032                   
                                
                       Menominee County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Menominee)  FIPS: 26109                     - pop.23,502                   
                                
                       Roscommon County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Roscommon)  FIPS: 26143                     - pop.23,459                   
                                
                       Antrim County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Bellaire)  FIPS: 26009                     - pop.23,431                   
                                
                       Osceola County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Reed City)  FIPS: 26133                     - pop.22,891                   
                                
                       Leelanau County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Leland)  FIPS: 26089                     - pop.22,301                   
                                
                       Ogemaw County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (West Branch)  FIPS: 26129                     - pop.20,770                   
                                
                       Benzie County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Beulah)  FIPS: 26019                     - pop.17,970                   
                                
                       Kalkaska County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Kalkaska)  FIPS: 26079                     - pop.17,939                   
                                
                       Missaukee County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Lake City)  FIPS: 26113                     - pop.15,052                   
                                
                       Arenac County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Standish)  FIPS: 26011                     - pop.15,002                   
                                
                       Gogebic County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Bessemer)  FIPS: 26053                     - pop.14,380                   
                                
                       Crawford County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Grayling)  FIPS: 26039                     - pop.12,988                   
                                
                       Presque Isle County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Rogers City)  FIPS: 26141                     - pop.12,982                   
                                
                       Lake County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Baldwin)  FIPS: 26085                     - pop.12,096                   
                                
                       Iron County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Crystal Falls)  FIPS: 26071                     - pop.11,631                   
                                
                       Mackinac County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Saint Ignace)  FIPS: 26097                     - pop.10,834                   
                                
                       Alcona County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Harrisville)  FIPS: 26001                     - pop.10,167                   
                                
                       Montmorency County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Atlanta)  FIPS: 26119                     - pop.9,153                   
                                
                       Alger County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Munising)  FIPS: 26003                     - pop.8,842                   
                                
                       Oscoda County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Mio)  FIPS: 26135                     - pop.8,219                   
                                
                       Baraga County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (LAnse)  FIPS: 26013                     - pop.8,158                   
                                
                       Schoolcraft County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Manistique)  FIPS: 26153                     - pop.8,047                   
                                
                       Ontonagon County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Ontonagon)  FIPS: 26131                     - pop.5,816                   
                                
                       Luce County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Newberry)  FIPS: 26095                     - pop.5,339                   
                                
                       Keweenaw County Family Court
                   
                   County Seat: (Eagle River)  FIPS: 26083                     - pop.2,046                   
                            
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Every child custody decision has two essential parts:

Physical custody determines where the children will live.

Legal custody refers to the right to make other important decisions for the children—for example, religious upbringing, medical care, and choices about education.

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What Is Joint vs. Sole Custody of a Child?

While the terms physical custody and legal custody refer to types of decisions affecting your children, “joint custody” and “sole custody” refer to who makes those choices on behalf of the kids.

Joint custody refers to a situation where both parents make decisions.

Sole custody means that just one parent has control.

Note that these two types of custody can be blended, and that joint custody doesn’t necessarily mean a 50/50 split.

For example, parents could be granted joint legal custody—giving them both a say in important decisions about their child’s education, religious training, medical treatment, and the like—while one parent gets sole physical custody, meaning that the child will live with him or her and most likely visit the other.

For more details about the different types of child custody and how they fit together, see How Does Child Custody Work in Michigan?
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What Is Split Custody?

Split custody means that each parent takes primary custody of different kids—think of the film “The Parent Trap,” where the parents separate the twin sisters as babies, raising one in California and one in Boston. Such arrangements are unlikely to lead to Hollywood endings and are usually disfavored, but there are rare situations in which split custody may make sense. For example, if the siblings aren’t close or if a particular child-parent relationship is unusually strained, an unconventional arrangement might be appropriate.

Before you ask for split custody, it’s wise to consult a counselor or custody evaluator—a therapist that specializes in softening the blow of divorce on children by evaluating the family situation and making recommendations. Your lawyer or your local court should be able to help you find a qualified custody evaluator in your area.
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