{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-551.333","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.333","heading":"Family counseling service as arm of circuit court; merger with other court services; contracts; purchase of services; direct service delivery.","body":"Sec. 3.\n\nThe 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 enter into contracts with the state or private agencies for all or part of the family counseling services to be provided in the judicial circuit. The court shall give preference to the purchase of services, but may provide direct service delivery if any of the following applies:\n\nQuality services are not available from a private source or government agency;\n\nThe provision of direct service delivery is cost beneficial as determined by an independent audit;\n\nThe court has a program of direct services on the effective date of this act.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 551","Act Act-155-of-1964"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-551-333","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"b605098aa998c3462b0faa6aaf14cdf3a22a943732c54941c584274fa83007a6","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-551.332","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-551.334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}