FOC Handbook - Table of Contents

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• Purpose of the FOC Handbook
• Introducing Friend of the Court
• Family Education
• • S.M.I.L.E. Program
• Advice to Parents
• Communicating with FOC
• The First Court Order
• FOC Involvement
• • Mediation
  • Investigation & Recommendation Process
  • Referee Hearings
• Judgment of Divorce (or other court order)
• • Custody
  • Joint Custody
  • Change of Domicile
  • Parenting Time
  • Child Support
  • Spousal Support
  • Property Settlements
  • Economics of Divorce
• Consent Order Request Program
• Enforcement Division
• Other Actions Handled by FOC
• • Family Support
  • Paternity Actions
  • Reciprocal Actions
  • Reconciliations
  • Step-Parent Adoptions
  • Parent Locator
  • Income Tax
  • Grievance Procedure
  • IV-D Services
• Accounting
• Community Services Available
• Employer Information
• Glossary of Terms
• Frequently Asked Questions

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