Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1001 (2026)

Family division of circuit court; creation; organization.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.1001 Family division of circuit court; creation; organization.

Sec. 1001.

The family division of circuit court is created as a division of circuit court and is organized pursuant to this chapter.

History: Add. 1996, Act 388, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998

Compiler's Notes:

Former MCL 600.1001, which pertained to circuit court commissioners, election, term, and number, was repealed by Act 297 of 1974, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2024 · leading case: Lapeer Cnty. Clerk v. Lapeer Circuit Court, 665 N.W.2d 452 (Mich. 2003).

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Lapeer Cnty. Clerk v. Lapeer Circuit Court, 665 N.W.2d 452 (Mich. 2003). · cites it 2× “§ 600.1021. M.C.L. § 600.1011(1) provides for the development of a plan for the operation of the family division in each judicial circuit: "Not later than July 1, 1997, in each judicial circuit, the chief circuit judge and the chief probate judge or judges shall enter into an…”

Lapeer Cnty. Clerk v. Lapeer Circuit Judges, 640 N.W.2d 567 (Mich. 2002). “See MCL 600.1001 el seq., effective January 1, 1998.”

In Re Ap, 770 N.W.2d 403 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). “MCL 600.1001; MCL 600.1003; MCL 600.1021; see In re AMB, 248 Mich App at 167 .”

165544_66_01.Pdf (Mich. 2024). “See MCL 600.1001; MCL 600.1003. Our Legislature also granted the family division of the circuit court “sole and exclusive jurisdiction over .”

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