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46th Circuit Friend of the Court
SMILE(Start Making it Liveable for Everyone) is an educational program for separating/divorced parents with minor children. The focus of the program is to assist parents in understanding the impact of divorce on the children, to help parents better understand the needs of their children and to promote children’s healthy adjustment to divorce.
Parties filing for divorce in the 46th Circuit are required by court order to attend the program prior to the final divorce hearing. They may attend a program held in any of the 46th Circuit Counties noted below.
SMILE SCHEDULE 2013
Monday, January 4, 2016 Gaylord
Monday, February 1, 2016 Grayling
Monday, March 7, 2016 Kalkaska
Monday, April 11, 2016 Gaylord
Monday, May 2, 2016 Grayling
Monday, June 6, 2016 Kalkaska
Monday, July 11, 2016 Gaylord
Monday, August 1, 2016 Grayling
Monday, September 12, 2016 Kalkaska
Monday, October 3, 2016 Gaylord
Monday, November 7, 2016 Grayling
Monday, December 5, 2016 Kalkaska
Gaylord Location:
Courtroom 102 - Alpine Center
800 Livingston Blvd.
Main entrance at rear of building
Grayling Location:
Circuit Courtroom, County Building
200 W. Michigan Avenue
Kalkaska Location:
Circuit Courtroom
Governmental Center
605 N. Birch Street
All programs begin at 6:00 p.m.
NOTE: If school is closed due to inclement weather in the county in which SMILE is scheduled, the SMILE program will not take place that month in that county.
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