JURISDICTION

MCL ch. 552, subtit. Act 255 of 2015, art. 2, div. 552.2201.D20

in effect

MCL 552.2201 Tribunal; personal jurisdiction over nonresident.

552.2201. Tribunal; personal jurisdiction over nonresident. Sec. 201. (1) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual's guardian or conservator if 1 or more of the following apply: (a) The individual is personally served with notice within this state. (b) The individual submits to the jurisdiction of this state by consent in a record, by entering a general appearance, or by filing a responsive document having the effect of waiving any contest to personal jurisdiction. (c) The individual resided with the child in this state. (d) The individual resided in this state and provided prenatal expenses or support for the child. (e) The child resides in this state as a result of the acts or directives of the individual. (f) The individual engaged in sexual intercourse in this state and the child may have been conceived by that act of intercourse. (g) The individual asserted parentage of a child in the central paternity registry maintained in this state by the department of health and human services. (h) There is any other basis consistent with the constitutions of this state and the United States for the exercise of personal jurisdiction. (2) The bases of personal jurisdiction set forth in subsection (1) or in any other law of this state may not be used to acquire personal jurisdiction for a tribunal of this state to modify a child support order of another state unless the requirements of section 611 are met, or in the case of a foreign support order, unless the requirements of section 615 are met. 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016

MCL 552.2202 Continuing exclusive jurisdiction.

552.2202. Continuing exclusive jurisdiction. Sec. 202. Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under this act or other law of this state relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction to enforce its order as provided by sections 205, 206, and 211. 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016

MCL 552.2203 State tribunal serving as initiating and responding tribunal.

552.2203. State tribunal serving as initiating and responding tribunal. Sec. 203. Under this act, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state, and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country. 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016

MCL 552.2204 Establishment of support order; filing petition or pleading; jurisdiction.

552.2204. Establishment of support order; filing petition or pleading; jurisdiction. Sec. 204. (1) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if all of the following apply: (a) The petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country. (b) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or foreign country. (c) If relevant, this state is the home state of the child. (2) A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if all of the following apply: (a) The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state. (b) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this state. (c) If relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child. 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016; Am. 2017, Act 36, Imd. Eff. May 23, 2017

Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/Chapter%20552.xmlFetched: 10/20/2026