RFP-CC-15-040 - Legal Services for Indigent Parents - Fathers

Summary of Specifications:
Five (5) Family Division Judges preside over matters related to child protective proceedings. The court also employs three (3) fulltime referees. The referees have individual dockets and provide direct assistance to the judges. The Genesee County Circuit Court is seeking comprehensive proposals to provide legal services to indigent parents consistent with MCR3.915 (B) (1). The services include representation at preliminary hearings, all other court hearings, appeals and out of court conferences related to original or supplemental petitions that may be filed. In addition, legal services for indigent respondents involved in Domestic Personal Protection Order (PPO) violation hearings or Friend of the Court Show Cause Hearings are included in the scope of work for the so-called “father panel.”