Michigan
MichiganMichiganThe followingcapsule summary of the law in this state related to divorce maybe helpful to you. These brief statements are not meant tosubstitute for legal consultation, but rather to highlight themain issues to consider. Divorce Law GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE Grounds: None listed. Residency: One party must haveresided in Michigan for 180 days before filing. Waiting Period: No final decreeentered upon determining plaintiff entitled to divorce. No Fault: Irretrievable breakdown. Defenses: None listed. Code Section: MCL 552.1, et seq. andRules 721 to 31 CHILD CUSTODY
Uniform Child Custody Act:1975
Joint Custody:Yes, 722.26(a)
Grandparent Visitation:Yes, 722.27(b)
Child's Wishes Considered:Yes
Code Section: 722.21 MARITAL PROPERTY
Community Property: No ANNULMENT AND PROHIBITEDMARRIAGE Grounds: Underage; insanity;physical incapacity to consummate. Time Limitation: Underage: Unlessthey cohabit upon reaching majority; Incapacity: 2 years frommarriage. Legitimacy of Children: None listed. Prohibited Marriages: Provisionsrepealed (MCL 551.3-551.6). Code Section: MCL 552.34, et seq. RESOURCES American Arbitration Association
Southfield, MI Regional Office
10 Oak Hollow St., Ste. 170
Southfield, MI 48034-7405
Phone: (313)352-5500
Fax: (313)352-3147
Mary A. Bedikian, Reg. VP Center for Self-Help, Berrien CountyArea
Riverwood Ctr.
PO Box 547
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Phone: (616)925-0594
Free: 800-336-0341
Pat Friend, Coordinator Michigan Department of Public Health
Office of the State Registrar and Center for Health Statistics
3423 N. Logan St.
PO Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517)335-8656
Responds to public inquiries for birth, death, and marriagerecords dating from 1867, divorce records dating from 1897, andadoptions dating from 1933 (prior to this date, not routinelyfiled). Charges $12 search fee, which includes certified copy orcertificate of registration if record found. Searches over threeyears cost $4 per year (when exact date not known). Additionalcopies cost $4. All inquiries must include a stamped,self-addressed envelope. The Michigan Divorce Book: A Guide toDoing an Uncontested Divorce without an Attorney (without MinorChildren)
Grand River Press
PO Box 1342
East Lansing, MI 48826
Michael Maran. 1989. 2nd edition. Michigan Family Law
Institute of Continuing Legal Education
1020 Greene St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1444
Norman N. Robbins and Lynn M. Collins. 1988. 3rd edition. Michigan Family Law Sourcebook
Institute of Continuing Legal Education
1020 Greene St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1444
Katharine B. Soper and Joseph W. Cunningham, editors. 1990.Covers domestic relations, divorce settlements, and taxation inMichigan and the United States. Michigan Financial Institutions Bureau
PO Box 30224
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517)373-3460
Patrick M. McQueen, Commnr. Michigan Insurance Bureau
PO Box 30220
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517)373-9273
David Dykhouse, Commnr. Michigan Office of Child Support
Department of Social Services
PO Box 30037
235 S. Grand Ave.
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517)373-7570
Fax: (517)373-4890 Michigan Self-Help Clearinghouse
Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service
106 W. Allegan, Ste. 210
Lansing, MI 48933-1706
Phone: (517)484-7373
Free: 800-777-5556
Fax: (517)487-0827
Ms. Toni Young, Coordinator Office of Child Support EnforcementRegional Representative (Michigan)
105 W. Adams St., 20th Fl.
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (312)353-5926 State Bar of Michigan
306 Townsend St.
Lansing, MI 48933-2083
Phone: (517)372-9030
Fax: (517)482-6248 © 1997 Flying Solo™. All rights reserved. Legal Notices
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