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Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1178 (2026)

Interpretation and construction of act.

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UNIFORM ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS ACT


Act 502 of 1996


691.1178 Interpretation and construction of act.

Sec. 8.

    This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

History: 1996, Act 502, Eff. June 1, 1997

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2005–2026 · leading case: Blackburne & Brown Mortg. Co. v. Ziomek, 692 N.W.2d 388 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005).
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Blackburne & Brown Mortg. Co. v. Ziomek, 692 N.W.2d 388 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). “A judgment filed under this act has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses, and proceedings for reopening, vacating, or staying as a judgment of the circuit court, the district court, or a municipal court of this state and may be enforced or satisfied in…”
Bentley Terrace Dillard Fam. Trust v. Mark E Schlussel (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “MCL 691.1178 provides that “[Michigan’s UEFJA] shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.”
Bentley Terrace Dillard Fam. Trust v. Mark E Schlussel (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “MCL 691.1178 provides that “[Michigan’s UEFJA] shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.”
Vox Funding LLC v. Grow Green LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). “1173, we are mindful of the Full Faith and Credit Clause’s purpose of “prevent[ing] the litigation of issues in one state that have been decided in another,” In re Harder, ___ Mich App at ___; slip op at 8 (quotation marks and citation omitted), and the UEFJA’s purpose of…”
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