SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 • Vol. 37, No. 19
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Lucido continues push for child support specialty court Hearings would be last chance for unpaid child support providers
Work within the office of Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido has already recovered $3.3 million in unpaid child support in the last two years by simply seeking compliance from payers. The child support specialty court would take the mission of securing compliance further by bringing on Michigan Works! Macomb/ St. Clair to help place unemployed child support payers into jobs or job training programs with court supervision.
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MACOMB COUNTY — Following a meeting with judicial officials on Sept. 4, Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido is moving forward with the creation of a child support specialty court within the 16th Circuit Court in Mount Clemens. Under Lucido’s plan, the proposed court would operate similarly to other specialty courts within the 16th Circuit by directly handling cases where child support payers are in arrears. The goal of the court is to get compliance from the payers, thereby helping reduce the amount of unpaid child support across Michigan. “Today, the state of Michigan has $5.6 billion in outstanding uncollected child support, of which Wayne County is about $3.5 billion — more than half,” Lucido said. “Macomb County is at about $300 million, and Oakland County is about the same. “How do we make any headway or progress when nothing is being done to collect these child support arrearages?” he said. “They’ve gone up every year, they haven’t
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See CHILD SUPPORT on page 16A
FRASER CITY COUNCIL MAKES PURCHASES
BY ALYSSA OCHSS
aochss@candgnews.com
FRASER — The Fraser City Council made a series of purchases to aid the city in everyday public safety and city operations at their meeting on Sept. 11.
These purchases include three trucks for the Department of Public Works in the amount of $199,616, a Stryker PowerLOAD and cot system for the new ambulance in the amount of $91,677.01 and 33 Glock 47 9mm pistols for the city’s police officers in the amount of $34,287.65.
Trucks
Department of Public Works Superintendent Rob Barrett presented the item to members of the council. He stated the trucks will be outfitted differently which includes one with a toolbox and other amenities. He said they feel comfortable purchas-
ing three vehicles at the same time, and they plan on auctioning off four vehicles which date back from 2006 to 2020. Councilwoman Patrice Schornak asked if this item was budgeted and Barrett said they were. See COUNCIL on page 12A
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