UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
Act 195 of 2001
722.1304 Registered child-custody determination; requirements.
Sec. 304.
(1) A child-custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this state, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending all of the following to the circuit court in this state:
(a) A letter or other document requesting registration.
(b) Two copies, including 1 certified copy, of the child-custody determination sought to be registered, and a statement under penalty of perjury that, to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person seeking registration, the child-custody determination has not been modified.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in section 209, the name and address of the person seeking registration and of each parent or person acting as a parent who has been awarded custody or parenting time in the child-custody determination sought to be registered.
(2) On receipt of the documents required by subsection (1), the registering court shall do both of the following:
(a) Cause the child-custody determination to be filed as a foreign judgment, together with 1 copy of any accompanying documents and information, regardless of form.
(b) Serve notice upon the persons named under subsection (1)(c) and provide them with an opportunity to contest the registration in accordance with this section.
(3) The notice required by subsection (2)(b) must state all of the following:
(a) A registered child-custody determination is enforceable as of the date of the registration in the same manner as a child-custody determination issued by a court of this state.
(b) A hearing to contest the validity of the registered child-custody determination must be requested within 21 days after service of notice.
(c) Failure to contest the registration will result in confirmation of the child-custody determination and preclude further contest of that child-custody determination with respect to a matter that could have been asserted.
(4) A person seeking to contest the validity of a registered child-custody determination must request a hearing within 21 days after service of the notice under subsection (2). At that hearing, the court shall confirm the registered child-custody determination unless the person contesting registration establishes 1 of the following:
(a) The issuing court did not have jurisdiction under article 2.
(b) The child-custody determination sought to be registered has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under article 2.
(c) The person contesting registration was entitled to notice in the proceedings before the court that issued the child-custody determination for which registration is sought, but notice of those proceedings was not given in accordance with the standards of section 108.
(5) If a timely request for a hearing to contest the validity of the registration is not made, the registration is confirmed as a matter of law, and the person requesting registration and each person served must be notified of the confirmation.
(6) Confirmation of a registered child-custody determination, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the child-custody determination with respect to a matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.
History: 2001, Act 195, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002
Notes of Decisions
Subrhamanyam Raju Nadimpali v. Padma Byrraju, 931 N.W.2d 38 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
· cites it 14× “" On February 10, 2017, the circuit court issued an order registering the California child-custody determination under MCL 722.1304 of the UCCJEA. The court also sent a notice of the registration to defendant in Hyderabad, India, on February 28, 2017.”
Cornelia S Lorenz v. Benjamin Lorenz (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
· cites it 8× “Generally, “a child-custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this act must be recognized and enforced under article 3.” MCL 722.1105(2). Article 3 of the UCCJEA sets forth the…”
Lance Richard Winter v. Teri Nicole Brock (Mich. Ct. App. 2026).
· cites it 6× “1307(4)(a), the contestant must establish “[t]he child-custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under [MCL 722.1304],” and at least one of the conditions outlined in (i), (ii), and (iii) have been met.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1304(1) — 2 cases
Subrhamanyam Raju Nadimpali v. Padma Byrraju, 931 N.W.2d 38 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
“" On February 10, 2017, the circuit court issued an order registering the California child-custody determination under MCL 722.1304 of the UCCJEA. The court also sent a notice of the registration to defendant in Hyderabad, India, on February 28, 2017.”
Cornelia S Lorenz v. Benjamin Lorenz (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
“Generally, “a child-custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this act must be recognized and enforced under article 3.” MCL 722.1105(2). Article 3 of the UCCJEA sets forth the…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1304(2) — 1 case
Subrhamanyam Raju Nadimpali v. Padma Byrraju, 931 N.W.2d 38 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
“" On February 10, 2017, the circuit court issued an order registering the California child-custody determination under MCL 722.1304 of the UCCJEA. The court also sent a notice of the registration to defendant in Hyderabad, India, on February 28, 2017.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1304(3) — 1 case
Subrhamanyam Raju Nadimpali v. Padma Byrraju, 931 N.W.2d 38 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
“" On February 10, 2017, the circuit court issued an order registering the California child-custody determination under MCL 722.1304 of the UCCJEA. The court also sent a notice of the registration to defendant in Hyderabad, India, on February 28, 2017.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1304(4) — 3 cases
Subrhamanyam Raju Nadimpali v. Padma Byrraju, 931 N.W.2d 38 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
“" On February 10, 2017, the circuit court issued an order registering the California child-custody determination under MCL 722.1304 of the UCCJEA. The court also sent a notice of the registration to defendant in Hyderabad, India, on February 28, 2017.”
Cornelia S Lorenz v. Benjamin Lorenz (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
“Generally, “a child-custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this act must be recognized and enforced under article 3.” MCL 722.1105(2). Article 3 of the UCCJEA sets forth the…”
Lance Richard Winter v. Teri Nicole Brock (Mich. Ct. App. 2026).
“1307(4)(a), the contestant must establish “[t]he child-custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under [MCL 722.1304],” and at least one of the conditions outlined in (i), (ii), and (iii) have been met.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1304(4)(a) — 1 case
Lance Richard Winter v. Teri Nicole Brock (Mich. Ct. App. 2026).
“1307(4)(a), the contestant must establish “[t]he child-custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under [MCL 722.1304],” and at least one of the conditions outlined in (i), (ii), and (iii) have been met.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1304(4)(b) — 2 cases
Subrhamanyam Raju Nadimpali v. Padma Byrraju, 931 N.W.2d 38 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
“" On February 10, 2017, the circuit court issued an order registering the California child-custody determination under MCL 722.1304 of the UCCJEA. The court also sent a notice of the registration to defendant in Hyderabad, India, on February 28, 2017.”
Lance Richard Winter v. Teri Nicole Brock (Mich. Ct. App. 2026).
“1307(4)(a), the contestant must establish “[t]he child-custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under [MCL 722.1304],” and at least one of the conditions outlined in (i), (ii), and (iii) have been met.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1304(4)(c) — 1 case
Cornelia S Lorenz v. Benjamin Lorenz (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
“Generally, “a child-custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this act must be recognized and enforced under article 3.” MCL 722.1105(2). Article 3 of the UCCJEA sets forth the…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1304(5) — 1 case
Subrhamanyam Raju Nadimpali v. Padma Byrraju, 931 N.W.2d 38 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
“" On February 10, 2017, the circuit court issued an order registering the California child-custody determination under MCL 722.1304 of the UCCJEA. The court also sent a notice of the registration to defendant in Hyderabad, India, on February 28, 2017.”
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