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Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.6 (2026)

Jurisdiction; adults.

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PROBATE CODE OF 1939


Act 288 of 1939


712A.6 Jurisdiction; adults.

Sec. 6.

    The court has jurisdiction over adults as provided in this chapter and as provided in chapter 10A and chapter 10C of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1060 to 600.1082 and 600.1099b to 600.1099m, and may make orders affecting adults as in the opinion of the court are necessary for the physical, mental, or moral well-being of a particular juvenile or juveniles under its jurisdiction. However, those orders must be incidental to the jurisdiction of the court over the juvenile or juveniles.

History: Add. 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 54, Imd. Eff. Mar. 6, 1944 ;-- CL 1948, 712A.6 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 409, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 221, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 592, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019

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Probate Code

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Juvenile Code
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: In re Sanders, 852 N.W.2d 524 (Mich. 2014).
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In re Sanders, 852 N.W.2d 524 (Mich. 2014). · cites it 14× “The purpose of the dispositional phase is to determine “what measures the court will take with respect to a child properly within its jurisdiction and, when applicable, against any adult.”
In re Harper, 839 N.W.2d 44 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 9× “Respondent, however, contends that the trial court had authority to enter its order pursuant to MCL 712A.6, which states: The court has jurisdiction over adults .”
In re Contempt of Dorsey, 858 N.W.2d 84 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 4× “The family court also acquires jurisdiction over adults pursuant to MCL 712A.6, which provides as follows: The court has jurisdiction over adults as provided in this chapter and as provided in chapter 10A of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236 , MCL 600.”
In Re MacOmber, 461 N.W.2d 671 (Mich. 1990). · cites it 4× “[MCL 712A.6; MSA 27.3178(598.6). Emphasis added.”
In Re Cr, 646 N.W.2d 506 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). “6, which provides: The [family] court has jurisdiction over adults as provided in this chapter and may make orders affecting adults as in the opinion of the court are necessary for the physical, mental, or moral well-being of a particular juvenile or juveniles under its…”
In re Deng, 887 N.W.2d 445 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “18f(4); MCL 712A.6; MCR 3.973(F); MCR 3.975(G). See also Sanders, 495 Mich at 406-407 .”
In Re Hudson, 687 N.W.2d 156 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “While the Legislature does not define "custodian" in the probate code, it narrowly defines the term for purposes of the Michigan Uniform Transfers To Minors Act, MCL 554.”
In Re Reiswitz, 600 N.W.2d 135 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “MCL 712A.6; MSA 27.3178(598.6). Schuette contends that the probate court’s authority to compel Schuette to pay reimbursement for the cost of out-of-home care ceased when its jurisdiction over Reiswitz terminated.”
In Re Draper, 389 N.W.2d 179 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “MCL 712A.6; MSA 27.3178(598.6). It can be argued that attending parenting classes and counseling sessions might be, in a given case, necessary for the physical, mental, or moral well-being of the children.”
in Re Sanders Minors (Mich. 2014). · cites it 16× “973(A) and MCL 712A.6, the purpose of the dispositional phase is to then determine what measures the court will take with respect to a child properly within its jurisdiction and, when applicable, against any adult.”
In Re MacOmber, 439 N.W.2d 307 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “Petitioner argues that the referee’s and judge’s orders were authorized by MCL 712A.6; MSA 27.3178(598.6), which provides: The juvenile division of the probate court shall have jurisdiction over adults as hereinafter provided and may make such orders affecting adults as in the…”
Kent Cnty. Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. Macomber, 436 Mich. 386 (Mich. 1990). · cites it 4× “[MCL 712A.6; MSA 27.3178(598.6). Emphasis added.”
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