Section 551.331 – Short Title.
551.331 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “circuit court family counseling services act”. History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;– Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
Section 551.332 – Family Counseling Services; Creation; Purpose; Establishment in Judicial Circuits; Appropriations; Participation in Funding; Agreement; Limitation.
551.332 Family counseling services; creation; purpose; establishment in judicial circuits; appropriations; participation in funding; agreement; limitation. Sec. 2. (1) For the purpose of preserving and improving family life through competent family counseling, family counseling services which shall include domestic violence and child abuse, are created as provided in this section. In each judicial circuit, the […]
Section 551.333 – Family Counseling Service as Arm of Circuit Court; Merger With Other Court Services; Contracts; Purchase of Services; Direct Service Delivery.
551.333 Family counseling service as arm of circuit court; merger with other court services; contracts; purchase of services; direct service delivery. Sec. 3. The circuit court family counseling service is an arm of the circuit court. It may be merged with other court services or maintained separately, as the court determines. The circuit court may […]
Section 551.334 – Director; Qualifications; Employment, Term, and Compensation; Compensation of Staff.
551.334 Director; qualifications; employment, term, and compensation; compensation of staff. Sec. 4. The chief executive officer of the circuit court family counseling service is the director. The director shall be qualified by training and experience to render family counseling service and shall be employed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the circuit court. The […]
Section 551.335 – Hiring of Professional and Clerical Staff.
551.335 Hiring of professional and clerical staff. Sec. 5. The director of a circuit court family counseling service may hire professional and clerical staff with the approval of the circuit court. History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;– Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
Section 551.336 – Rules and Standards of Eligibility for Counseling; Priority; Residential Requirements.
551.336 Rules and standards of eligibility for counseling; priority; residential requirements. Sec. 6. The circuit court shall prescribe rules and standards of eligibility for counseling. First priority for service shall be given to domestic relations actions in which a complaint or motion has been filed in the circuit court. A family is eligible for counseling […]
Section 551.337 – Referrals to Agencies Outside Court; Conferences.
551.337 Referrals to agencies outside court; conferences. Sec. 7. The director of a circuit court family counseling service shall advise spouses fully of the existence of qualified family counseling services outside the court so that they may freely make an informed choice of the outside service. In order to assure maximum use of community resources, […]
Section 551.201 – Issuance of Marriage License Without Publicity; Conditions; Application; Notice; Consent; Exceptions; Order.
551.201 Issuance of marriage license without publicity; conditions; application; notice; consent; exceptions; order. Sec. 1. (1) When a person desires to keep the exact date of his or her marriage to a person of the opposite sex a secret, the judge of probate may issue, without publicity, a marriage license to any person making application, […]
Section 551.202 – Application for Marriage License; Form; Fee; Performing Marriage Ceremony; Permit; Record; Marriage Certificate; Execution of Papers in Duplicate; Delivery of Marriage Certificate to Parties.
551.202 Application for marriage license; form; fee; performing marriage ceremony; permit; record; marriage certificate; execution of papers in duplicate; delivery of marriage certificate to parties. Sec. 2. Each application made under this act for a marriage license shall be in the usual form and shall be accompanied by a fee of $3.00, $2.00 of which […]
Repealed – Act 207 of 1937 – Antenuptial Physical Examination (551.151 – 551.154)
ANTENUPTIAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONAct 207 of 1937551.151-551.154 Repealed. 1972, Act 272, Imd. Eff. Oct. 11, 1972;—1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1979.