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Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1303 (2026)

Child custody determination by out-of-state court; enforcement; remedy.

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UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT


Act 195 of 2001


722.1303 Child custody determination by out-of-state court; enforcement; remedy.

Sec. 303.

    (1) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child-custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction that was in substantial conformity with this act or the child-custody determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this act and the child-custody determination has not been modified in accordance with this act.

    (2) A court of this state may utilize a remedy available under another law of this state to enforce a child-custody determination made by a court of another state. The procedure provided by this article does not affect the availability of other remedies to enforce a child-custody determination.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2023 · leading case: Neumann v. Neumann, 310 F. Supp. 3d 823 (E.D. Mich. 2018).
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Neumann v. Neumann, 310 F. Supp. 3d 823 (E.D. Mich. 2018). · cites it 2× “See Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1201 (1)(b) ; Mich.”
Subrhamanyam Raju Nadimpali v. Padma Byrraju, 931 N.W.2d 38 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “Under MCL 722.1303(1), a "court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child-custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction that was in substantial conformity with this act or the child-custody determination was made under…”
Thomas Henry Leagon v. Eileen Carol Leagon (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “1302(1); MCL 722.1303; MCL 722.1307. It is Article 2 of the UCCJEA that pertains to jurisdiction.”
Thomas Henry Leagon v. Eileen Carol Leagon (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “1302(1); MCL 722.1303; MCL 722.1307. It is Article 2 of the UCCJEA that pertains to jurisdiction.”
Courtney Nock v. Cecilio Miranda-Bermudez (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “)] In the PKPA, a close cousin of the UCCJEA, enforcement of another state’s child-custody order is required only when the order was “made consistently with the provisions of this section by a court of another State.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1303(1) — 2 cases
Subrhamanyam Raju Nadimpali v. Padma Byrraju, 931 N.W.2d 38 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “Under MCL 722.1303(1), a "court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child-custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction that was in substantial conformity with this act or the child-custody determination was made under…”
Courtney Nock v. Cecilio Miranda-Bermudez (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “)] In the PKPA, a close cousin of the UCCJEA, enforcement of another state’s child-custody order is required only when the order was “made consistently with the provisions of this section by a court of another State.”
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