TRANSFER OF DOMESTIC MATTER TO ANOTHER COUNTY
House Bill 4637
Sponsor: Rep. Sue Tabor
Committee: Civil Law and the Judiciary
Complete to 4-30-01
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4637 AS INTRODUCED 4-19-01
The bill would add a new section to the Friend of the Court Act to require a court to transfer a domestic relations matter to a different county office under certain circumstances, and to require the transferring office to send to the receiving office all records related to the transferred domestic relations matter.
If a recipient or payer of support filed a postjudgment motion to transfer a domestic relations matter to a different county office, the court would be required to transfer the matter if the court found all of the following:
· The transfer was requested on the basis of the residence and convenience of the parties or on the basis of "another good cause consistent with the child's best interests";
· Neither party resided in the county of current jurisdiction for at least six months before the motion was filed;
· At least one party had resided in the county to which the transfer was requested for at least six months before the motion was filed; and
· The county to which the transfer was requested was not contiguous to the county of current jurisdiction.
The court could charge a $20 fee for a motion filed under the bill, but would have to waive the filing fee for an indigent individual as provided in the Michigan Court Rules.
MCL 552.517f
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.