Michigan’s new online resolution system aims to keep family disputes out of court
The system allows quicker mediation of family disputes, according to Michigan Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement.
Earlier this month, the Michigan Supreme Court announced the Michigan Resolve Family System for cases involving the family court. The free, online platform is aimed at helping families resolve disputes, such as parenting time arrangements, that are typically filed in circuit courts.
Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement joined Stephen Henderson on Detroit Today to discuss the new program and how the Court hopes it will help families navigate conflict.
Listen: Justice Elizabeth Clement discusses Michigan’s new online resolution system on Detroit Today.
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Justice Elizabeth Clement is the Chief Justice for the Michigan Supreme Court. She says the new system is an expansion of MI Resolve, a general online dispute resolution process, that is already available statewide.
“We’ve learned from [MI Resolve] and expanded that, because we saw a need for families in relation to parenting time,” says Clement.
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