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Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1102 (2026)

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UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT


Act 195 of 2001


722.1102 Definitions.

Sec. 102.

    As used in this act:

    (a) "Abandoned" means left without provision for reasonable and necessary care or supervision.

    (b) "Child" means an individual who is younger than 18 years of age.

    (c) "Child-custody determination" means a judgment, decree, or other court order providing for legal custody, physical custody, or parenting time with respect to a child. Child-custody determination includes a permanent, temporary, initial, and modification order. Child-custody determination does not include an order relating to child support or other monetary obligation of an individual.

    (d) "Child-custody proceeding" means a proceeding in which legal custody, physical custody, or parenting time with respect to a child is an issue. Child-custody proceeding includes a proceeding for divorce, separate maintenance, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights, and protection from domestic violence, in which the issue may appear. Child-custody proceeding does not include a proceeding involving juvenile delinquency, contractual emancipation, or enforcement under article 3.

    (e) "Commencement" means the filing of the first pleading in a proceeding.

    (f) "Court" means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce, or modify a child-custody determination.

    (g) "Home state" means the state in which a child lived with a parent or a person acting as a parent for at least 6 consecutive months immediately before the commencement of a child-custody proceeding. In the case of a child less than 6 months of age, the term means the state in which the child lived from birth with a parent or person acting as a parent. A period of temporary absence of a parent or person acting as a parent is included as part of the period.

    (h) "Initial determination" means the first child-custody determination concerning a particular child.

    (i) "Issuing court" means the court that makes a child-custody determination for which enforcement is sought under this act.

    (j) "Issuing state" means the state in which a child-custody determination is made.

    (k) "Modification" means a child-custody determination that changes, replaces, supersedes, or is otherwise made after a previous child-custody determination concerning the same child, whether or not it is made by the court that made the previous child-custody determination.

    (l) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, or government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity.

    (m) "Person acting as a parent" means a person, other than a parent, who meets both of the following criteria:

    (i) Has physical custody of the child or has had physical custody for a period of 6 consecutive months, including a temporary absence, within 1 year immediately before the commencement of a child-custody proceeding.

    (ii) Has been awarded legal custody by a court or claims a right to legal custody under the law of this state.

    (n) "Physical custody" means the physical care and supervision of a child.

    (o) "Register" means to comply with the procedures of section 304 to make a child-custody determination enforceable in this state.

    (p) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or a territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

    (q) "Tribe" means an Indian tribe or band, or Alaskan native village, that is recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state.

    (r) "Warrant" means a court order authorizing a law enforcement officer to take physical custody of a child.

History: 2001, Act 195, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 56 cases (22 in the last 5 years), 2006–2026 · leading case: Fisher v. Belcher, 713 N.W.2d 6 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006).
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Fisher v. Belcher, 713 N.W.2d 6 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 8× “MCL 722.1102(c) states: “Child-custody determination” means a judgment, decree, or other court order providing for legal custody, physical custody, or parenting time with respect to a child.”
In re Bibi Guardianship, 890 N.W.2d 387 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 3× “1102(d), and the phrase “child-custody determination” is broadly defined as “a judgment, decree, or other court order providing for legal custody, physical custody, or parenting time with respect to a child,” including “a permanent, temporary, initial, and modification order,”…”
Cheesman v. Williams, 874 N.W.2d 385 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “I don’t think Michigan is the home state, and based on MCL 722.1102(G)[,] which defines home state, and then I find that this is an inconvenient forum for these parties to *159 litigate any further issues regarding this child, so I’m not going to take jurisdiction.”
Jamil v. Jahan, 760 N.W.2d 266 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “[MCL 722.1102(c).] We conclude that registration to enforce a child-custody determination from another state is distinct from actually making a child-custody determination.”
Foster v. Wolkowitz, 785 N.W.2d 59 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 5× “” MCL 722.1102(c) (emphasis added). An AOP is not issued or entered by any court, nor is it in the form of a “judgment, decree, or other court order____” Rather, the parental stipulation is filed in the executive branch with the State Registrar and kept in a specific parentage…”
Madson v. Jaso, 893 N.W.2d 132 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “, defines child-custody determination, MCL 722.1102(c), and child-custody proceeding, MCL 722.”
Grange Ins. Co of Michigan v. Edward Lawrence, 494 Mich. 475 (Mich. 2013). · cites it 2× “59 56 It is important to note that while “physical custody” is a term commonly associated with the custody described in MCL 722.”
Subrhamanyam Raju Nadimpali v. Padma Byrraju, 931 N.W.2d 38 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 7× “" MCL 722.1102(c). Cal. Fam. Code 3400 et seq.”
Vidyaarthy C Ramamoorthi v. Chinnaiah Ramamoorthi, 918 N.W.2d 191 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 4× “MCL 722.1102(g) defines a child's "home state" as the state in which a child lived with a parent or a person acting as a parent for at least 6 consecutive months immediately before the commencement of a child-custody proceeding.”
Nash v. Salter, 760 N.W.2d 612 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “” UCCJEA § 102(3); see also MCL 722.1102(c). Although the definition of “child-custody determination” under this provision does include a temporary custody order, the temporary restraining orders entered by the Texas court on March 21, 2007, and July 25, 2007, “did not provid[e]…”
Shade v. Wright, 805 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). “” MCL 722.1102(c) (emphasis added). Under MCL 722.”
in Re N J Pender Minor (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 8× “MCL 722.1102(a). -8- statutorily precluded from exercising continuing jurisdiction and entering final custody orders in this case.”
Show all 56 citing cases →
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1102(1)(a) — 1 case
Tina Veneskey v. Michael Keith Sulier (Mich. Ct. App. 2021).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1102(G) — 1 case
Cheesman v. Williams, 874 N.W.2d 385 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “I don’t think Michigan is the home state, and based on MCL 722.1102(G)[,] which defines home state, and then I find that this is an inconvenient forum for these parties to *159 litigate any further issues regarding this child, so I’m not going to take jurisdiction.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1102(a) — 5 cases
In Re Guardianship of Bam-L (Mich. Ct. App. 2024).
in Re N J Pender Minor (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “MCL 722.1102(a). -8- statutorily precluded from exercising continuing jurisdiction and entering final custody orders in this case.”
In Re Guardianship of Mc (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
In Re Guardianship of Rh (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
In Re Guardianship of Darl (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1102(c) — 21 cases
Jamil v. Jahan, 760 N.W.2d 266 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). “[MCL 722.1102(c).] We conclude that registration to enforce a child-custody determination from another state is distinct from actually making a child-custody determination.”
In re Bibi Guardianship, 890 N.W.2d 387 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “1102(d), and the phrase “child-custody determination” is broadly defined as “a judgment, decree, or other court order providing for legal custody, physical custody, or parenting time with respect to a child,” including “a permanent, temporary, initial, and modification order,”…”
Foster v. Wolkowitz, 785 N.W.2d 59 (Mich. 2010). “” MCL 722.1102(c) (emphasis added). An AOP is not issued or entered by any court, nor is it in the form of a “judgment, decree, or other court order____” Rather, the parental stipulation is filed in the executive branch with the State Registrar and kept in a specific parentage…”
Shade v. Wright, 805 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). “” MCL 722.1102(c) (emphasis added). Under MCL 722.”
Fisher v. Belcher, 713 N.W.2d 6 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). “MCL 722.1102(c) states: “Child-custody determination” means a judgment, decree, or other court order providing for legal custody, physical custody, or parenting time with respect to a child.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1102(d) — 12 cases
Fisher v. Belcher, 713 N.W.2d 6 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). “MCL 722.1102(c) states: “Child-custody determination” means a judgment, decree, or other court order providing for legal custody, physical custody, or parenting time with respect to a child.”
Jamil v. Jahan, 760 N.W.2d 266 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). “[MCL 722.1102(c).] We conclude that registration to enforce a child-custody determination from another state is distinct from actually making a child-custody determination.”
In re Bibi Guardianship, 890 N.W.2d 387 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “1102(d), and the phrase “child-custody determination” is broadly defined as “a judgment, decree, or other court order providing for legal custody, physical custody, or parenting time with respect to a child,” including “a permanent, temporary, initial, and modification order,”…”
Madson v. Jaso, 893 N.W.2d 132 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “, defines child-custody determination, MCL 722.1102(c), and child-custody proceeding, MCL 722.”
in Re N J Pender Minor (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “MCL 722.1102(a). -8- statutorily precluded from exercising continuing jurisdiction and entering final custody orders in this case.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1102(e) — 6 cases
Cheesman v. Williams, 874 N.W.2d 385 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “I don’t think Michigan is the home state, and based on MCL 722.1102(G)[,] which defines home state, and then I find that this is an inconvenient forum for these parties to *159 litigate any further issues regarding this child, so I’m not going to take jurisdiction.”
Nash v. Salter, 760 N.W.2d 612 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). “” UCCJEA § 102(3); see also MCL 722.1102(c). Although the definition of “child-custody determination” under this provision does include a temporary custody order, the temporary restraining orders entered by the Texas court on March 21, 2007, and July 25, 2007, “did not provid[e]…”
in Re N J Pender Minor (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “MCL 722.1102(a). -8- statutorily precluded from exercising continuing jurisdiction and entering final custody orders in this case.”
Rebekah Ann Kortman v. Paul Evert Kortman (Mich. Ct. App. 2020).
Nossonal Kleinfeldt v. Nicole Stern (Mich. Ct. App. 2024).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1102(g) — 22 cases
Cheesman v. Williams, 874 N.W.2d 385 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “I don’t think Michigan is the home state, and based on MCL 722.1102(G)[,] which defines home state, and then I find that this is an inconvenient forum for these parties to *159 litigate any further issues regarding this child, so I’m not going to take jurisdiction.”
Fisher v. Belcher, 713 N.W.2d 6 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). “MCL 722.1102(c) states: “Child-custody determination” means a judgment, decree, or other court order providing for legal custody, physical custody, or parenting time with respect to a child.”
Vidyaarthy C Ramamoorthi v. Chinnaiah Ramamoorthi, 918 N.W.2d 191 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “MCL 722.1102(g) defines a child's "home state" as the state in which a child lived with a parent or a person acting as a parent for at least 6 consecutive months immediately before the commencement of a child-custody proceeding.”
Foster v. Wolkowitz, 785 N.W.2d 59 (Mich. 2010). “” MCL 722.1102(c) (emphasis added). An AOP is not issued or entered by any court, nor is it in the form of a “judgment, decree, or other court order____” Rather, the parental stipulation is filed in the executive branch with the State Registrar and kept in a specific parentage…”
Nash v. Salter, 760 N.W.2d 612 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). “” UCCJEA § 102(3); see also MCL 722.1102(c). Although the definition of “child-custody determination” under this provision does include a temporary custody order, the temporary restraining orders entered by the Texas court on March 21, 2007, and July 25, 2007, “did not provid[e]…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1102(h) — 2 cases
Subrhamanyam Raju Nadimpali v. Padma Byrraju, 931 N.W.2d 38 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “" MCL 722.1102(c). Cal. Fam. Code 3400 et seq.”
Courtney Nock v. Cecilio Miranda-Bermudez (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1102(k) — 2 cases
Subrhamanyam Raju Nadimpali v. Padma Byrraju, 931 N.W.2d 38 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “" MCL 722.1102(c). Cal. Fam. Code 3400 et seq.”
Katharine Marie Sprague v. Robert Franklin Houston Bray (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1102(m) — 2 cases
Jose Guardalupe Hernandez v. Victoria Mayoral-Martinez (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
Tina Veneskey v. Michael Keith Sulier (Mich. Ct. App. 2021).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1102(m)(ii) — 2 cases
Jose Guardalupe Hernandez v. Victoria Mayoral-Martinez (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
Tina Veneskey v. Michael Keith Sulier (Mich. Ct. App. 2021).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1102(n) — 6 cases
Grange Ins. Co of Michigan v. Edward Lawrence, 494 Mich. 475 (Mich. 2013). “59 56 It is important to note that while “physical custody” is a term commonly associated with the custody described in MCL 722.”
In re Bibi Guardianship, 890 N.W.2d 387 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “1102(d), and the phrase “child-custody determination” is broadly defined as “a judgment, decree, or other court order providing for legal custody, physical custody, or parenting time with respect to a child,” including “a permanent, temporary, initial, and modification order,”…”
in Re Guardianship of bibi/wallace Minors (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
John Allen Lieberman v. Kimberly Ann Orr (Mich. Ct. App. 2017).
Shannon Elaine Wallace v. Shane Monday Colwell (Mich. Ct. App. 2022).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1102(o) — 1 case
Subrhamanyam Raju Nadimpali v. Padma Byrraju, 931 N.W.2d 38 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “" MCL 722.1102(c). Cal. Fam. Code 3400 et seq.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1102(q) — 1 case
Paul McGrath v. Julia Bressette (Mich. Ct. App. 2022).
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