Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5077 (2026)

Record of arbitration hearing.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.5077 Record of arbitration hearing.

Sec. 5077.

(1) Except as provided by this section, court rule, or the arbitration agreement, a record shall not be made of an arbitration hearing under this chapter. If a record is not required, an arbitrator may make a record to be used only by the arbitrator to aid in reaching the decision. The parties may provide in the arbitration agreement that a record be made of those portions of a hearing related to 1 or more issues subject to arbitration.

(2) A record shall be made of that portion of a hearing that concerns child support, custody, or parenting time in the same manner required by the Michigan court rules for the record of a witness's testimony in a deposition.

History: Add. 2000, Act 420, Eff. Mar. 28, 2001

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2022 · leading case: Miller v. Miller, 707 N.W.2d 341 (Mich. 2005).

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Miller v. Miller, 707 N.W.2d 341 (Mich. 2005). · cites it 4× “[Emphasis added.] The DRAA does not define the term "hear" or "hearing.”

Harvey v. Harvey, 668 N.W.2d 187 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “§ 600.5077; (7) awards, errors, or omissions, M.”

Miller v. Miller, 691 N.W.2d 788 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “[MCL 600.5077(1). (emphasis added).] In the best-case scenario, the parties will generally agree about how the arbitration took place.”

Annette Marie Barnett v. George Henry Thomas Barnett (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “If a record is not required, an arbitrator may make a record to be used only by the arbitrator to aid in reaching the decision.”

Jennifer Lynne Ellis v. Randall Scott Ellis (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “-2- Finally, defendant argues that pursuant to MCL 600.5077(2), “[a] record shall be made of that portion of a hearing that concerns child support, custody, or parenting time in the same manner required by the Michigan court rules for the record of a witness’s testimony in a…”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5077(1) — 1 case

Miller v. Miller, 691 N.W.2d 788 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). “[MCL 600.5077(1). (emphasis added).] In the best-case scenario, the parties will generally agree about how the arbitration took place.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5077(2) — 2 cases

Jennifer Lynne Ellis v. Randall Scott Ellis (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “-2- Finally, defendant argues that pursuant to MCL 600.5077(2), “[a] record shall be made of that portion of a hearing that concerns child support, custody, or parenting time in the same manner required by the Michigan court rules for the record of a witness’s testimony in a…”

Annette Marie Barnett v. George Henry Thomas Barnett (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “If a record is not required, an arbitrator may make a record to be used only by the arbitrator to aid in reaching the decision.”

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