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 2010


Monday, January 4, 2010 Gaylord

Monday, February 1, 2010 Grayling

Monday, March 1, 2010 Kalkaska

Monday, April 12, 2010 Gaylord

Monday, May 3, 2010 Grayling

Monday, June 7, 2010 Kalkaska

Monday, July 12, 2010 Gaylord

Monday, August 2, 2010 Grayling

Monday, September 13, 2010 Kalkaska

Monday, October 4, 2010 Gaylord

Monday, November 1, 2010 Grayling

Monday, December 6, 2010 Kalkaska




Gaylord Location:
District Courtroom 101, Alpine Center Front Entrance
Follow signs for District Court

800 Livingston Blvd., Suite 1C


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.