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Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.2301 (2026)

Applicability of article to proceedings; initiation; petition.

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UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT


Act 255 of 2015


552.2301 Applicability of article to proceedings; initiation; petition.

Sec. 301.

    (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, this article applies to all proceedings under this act.

    (2) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this act by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country that has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.

History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2019–2025 · leading case: Brandy Hilyard v. David Johnston (Mich. Ct. App. 2021).
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Brandy Hilyard v. David Johnston (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 5× “However, the court determined that MCL 552.2301(2) of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) allowed the court to determine whether it had personal jurisdiction over a nonregistering party before the out-of- state support order could be registered.”
Scott H Finch v. Holly J Rudolph (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “” MCL 552.2301(2). 11 The UIFSA defines a child-support order as “a support order for a child, including a child who has attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing state or foreign country.”
20250219_C369216_30_369216.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “Provisions that are generally applicable to these proceedings appear in Article 3 of the UIFSA, MCL 552.2301 et seq. Under Article 3, the trial court was obligated to apply the procedural and substantive law of Michigan.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.2301(2) — 2 cases
Brandy Hilyard v. David Johnston (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “However, the court determined that MCL 552.2301(2) of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) allowed the court to determine whether it had personal jurisdiction over a nonregistering party before the out-of- state support order could be registered.”
Scott H Finch v. Holly J Rudolph (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “” MCL 552.2301(2). 11 The UIFSA defines a child-support order as “a support order for a child, including a child who has attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing state or foreign country.”
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