Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.14 (2026)

Action for annulment, divorce, or separate maintenance; entering personal protection order.

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Revised Statutes of 1846

R.S. of 1846

552.14 Action for annulment, divorce, or separate maintenance; entering personal protection order.

Sec. 14.

(1) On the motion of a party at any time after the filing of a complaint in an action to annul a marriage or for a divorce or separate maintenance, the court may at any time during the pendency of the action prohibit a party from imposing any restraint on the moving party's personal liberty by entering a personal protection order under section 2950 or 2950a of the revised judicature act of 1961, Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, being sections 600.2950 and 600.2950a of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

(2) On the motion of a party, before or at the time of a judgment of divorce, order for separate maintenance, or decree of annulment, regardless of whether a personal protection order has been issued under subsection (1), the court may enter a personal protection order under section 2950 or 2950a of the revised judicature act of 1961, Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, being sections 600.2950 and 600.2950a of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 84 ;-- CL 1857, 3235 ;-- CL 1871, 4746 ;-- How. 6236 ;-- CL 1897, 8629 ;-- CL 1915, 11405 ;-- CL 1929, 12736 ;-- CL 1948, 552.14 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 318, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1978 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 229, Imd. Eff. Nov. 28, 1983 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 57, Eff. July 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 342, Eff. Apr. 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 417, Eff. Apr. 1, 1995

PopularName Notes:

No-Fault Divorce

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1992–1992 · leading case: People v. Szpara, 492 N.W.2d 804 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992).

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People v. Szpara, 492 N.W.2d 804 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 3× “94(5) provides: A person who refuses or fails to comply with an order issued pursuant to subsection (1) or (3) is subject to the contempt powers of the court and, if found guilty, shall be imprisoned for not more than 90 days and may be fined not more than $500.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.14(5) — 1 case

People v. Szpara, 492 N.W.2d 804 (Mich. Ct. App. 1992). “94(5) provides: A person who refuses or fails to comply with an order issued pursuant to subsection (1) or (3) is subject to the contempt powers of the court and, if found guilty, shall be imprisoned for not more than 90 days and may be fined not more than $500.”

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