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MCL 722.1303

MCL 722.1303 - Child custody determination by out-of-state court; enforcement; remedy. (2026)

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722.1303 Child custody determination by out-of-state court; enforcement; remedy. Sec. 303. (1) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child-custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction that was in substantial conformity with this act or the child-custody determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this act and the child-custody determination has not been modified in accordance with this act. (2) A court of this state may utilize a remedy available under another law of this state to enforce a child-custody determination made by a court of another state. The procedure provided by this article does not affect the availability of other remedies to enforce a child-custody determination. History: 2001, Act 195, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002