County of Lucas

Washtenaw County includes 27 cities, villages and townships with a population of more than 325,000 citizens in urban, suburban and rural settings. The county has various departments, such as building inspection, community development, community mental health, criminal justice collaborative council, family independence agency, human resources, and parks and recreation. It also operates through planning and environment, public health, risk management, sheriff, road commission, trial court, veteran services and juvenile detention. It provides a wide range of online services, including accident reports, business name search, building and environmental permits, certified vital records, deeds document search and retrieval and environmental data online. It also offers historic resource database, online bids, parcel lookup, restaurant inspection reports and traffic ticket payment services. Washtenaw County is located in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The Washtenaw Friend of the Court is a statutorily created agency of the Circuit Court that assists the court with its domestic relations docket. It assists the court by helping resolve domestic relations disputes and enforcing the court's orders for custody, parenting time and support. The Washtenaw Friend of the Court conducts investigations and makes reports and recommendations to the court regarding custody, parenting time and the amount of child support, including medical and spousal support. It also collects, records and sends various support payments as ordered by the court. Located in Ann Arbor, Mich., it offers mediation when both parents agree to participate over custody or parenting time of children.