The 57th District Court Veterans Treatment Court, serving Allegan, Ottawa and Van Buren

The county's own courts. Van Buren's Specialty Courts office (212 E. Paw Paw Street, Paw Paw; 269-657-8200 ext. 2478; [email protected]) lists Drug Treatment Court, Family Reunification Court, Mental Health Court, Sobriety Court and Swift & Sure - no veterans treatment court. (The Mental Health Court received its SCAO certification in March 2026, the courts' own announcement records.) The regional court. Michigan's State Court Administrative Office certifies the veterans treatment courts and publishes the list; its table updated May 7, 2026 carries "57th District Court Veterans Treatment Court - Allegan Ottawa Van Buren - Allegan - (269) 673-0400 - Region 5." The regional court is the West Michigan Regional Veterans' Treatment Court the three counties' judges established by administrative orders - the surviving 2015 order (LAO C36 2015-10J with its companion orders for the 48th Circuit, 57th District, 36th Circuit, 7th District and 58th District) "to establish a Regional Veterans' Treatment Court to service Allegan, Ottawa, and Van Buren Counties upon approval by the State Court Administrative Office", with an MOU for each participating prosecutor, eligibility criteria as an addendum, voluntary written consent, and confidentiality under Trial Court General Schedule 16 and 42 C.F.R. part 2. How a Van Buren veteran starts. Through defence counsel or the judge in the pending case - the 36th Circuit Court or 7th District Court are participating courts of the order - or by asking the Specialty Courts screener (Karl Stamm, 269-657-8260 ext. 3843) about eligibility. The statute is MCL 600.1200 et seq. (see the Michigan entry).