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Home » US Law » 2022 Michigan Compiled Laws » Chapter 722 - Children » Act 460 of 2014 - Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act (722.1521 - 722.1532) » Section 722.1525 – Petition; Court Jurisdiction; Emergency Jurisdiction.
722.1525 Petition; court jurisdiction; emergency jurisdiction.

Sec. 5.

(1) A petition under this act may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child-custody determination with respect to the child at issue under the uniform child-custody jurisdiction and enforcement act, 2001 PA 195, MCL 722.1101 to 722.1406.

(2) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction under section 204 of the uniform child-custody jurisdiction and enforcement act, 2001 PA 195, MCL 722.1204, if the court finds a credible risk of abduction.

History: 2014, Act 460, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2015