Civil lawsuits & business mediators in Gratiot County, MI

How does mediation work in Gratiot County?

Gratiot County and Clinton County together make up Michigan's twenty-ninth judicial circuit, which has 2 judges [1]. The two circuit judges alternate weeks between the counties, and questions on Gratiot cases go to the Gratiot County Circuit Court Clerk at 214 E. Center Street in Ithaca ((989) 875-5215) [2]. The circuit's Administrative Order 2019-04 adopts a friend of the court ADR plan offering domestic relations mediation, facilitative information-gathering conferences and joint meetings for custody, parenting time and support disputes, after screening each case for domestic violence [3]. Our three Ithaca mediators appear on rosters kept by other Michigan circuits, including Berrien County's civil and domestic relations lists [4][5] and Macomb County's 16th Circuit list [6].

1. Michigan Legislature – MCL 600.530 (twenty-ninth judicial circuit)
2. Clinton County, MI – Circuit Court (29th Judicial Circuit)
3. 29th Judicial Circuit – Administrative Order 2019-04, Friend of the Court Alternative Dispute Resolution (Clinton and Gratiot Counties, PDF)
4. Berrien County Trial Court – Approved Civil Case Mediators List (PDF)
5. Berrien County Trial Court – Approved Domestic Relations Mediator List (PDF)
6. Macomb County 16th Judicial Circuit Court – Circuit Court Mediators

Fact-checked 2026-10-08. Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.