Shiawassee County, MI · Shiawassee County
Request for Next Friend and Order
This court form lets a requester ask to appoint an adult next friend for a minor or an incompetent or legally incapacitated individual.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of Shiawassee County · Shiawassee County, Shiawassee County, Michigan
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- shiawassee.net
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
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What this form is
Use this form to request a next friend when a minor or an incompetent or legally incapacitated individual needs one. It identifies the person needing a next friend and the proposed adult, includes consent and signature lines, and provides an order section for the judge to appoint the proposed next friend or deny the request.
Who needs it
A person requesting a next friend for a minor or an incompetent or legally incapacitated individual uses this form.
How to submit it
Submit it to the county office named on the form; check the county website for current contact details.
About notarization
This form is signed and dated without a notary; the requester and proposed next friend sign, and the judge signs and dates the order.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Form
Download the Request for Next Friend and Order.
- 2
Complete the Request
Fill in the case details, the person needing a next friend, and the proposed adult next friend.
- 3
Sign and Date
The requester and proposed next friend sign and date the request as applicable.
- 4
Submit to the County
Submit it to the county office named on the form; check the county website for current contact details.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the Request for Next Friend and Order?
- No. The requester and proposed next friend sign and date the form, and the judge signs and dates the order; no notary block appears.
- Who can be named as a next friend?
- The proposed next friend must be an adult and not disqualified by statute, as stated on the form.
- How do I submit the Request for Next Friend and Order?
- The form provides spaces for a court address and telephone number but no submission instructions. Check the county website for current contact details.
- Who signs the request?
- The requester and proposed next friend have signature lines. The form notes who must sign depending on whether the person needing a next friend is under 14 or age 14 or older.