HOUSE BILL No. 4637


     April 19, 2001, Introduced by Rep. Tabor and referred to the Committee on Civil Law and the Judiciary.


        A bill to amend 1982 PA 294, entitled

   "Friend of the court act,"

   (MCL 552.501 to 552.535) by adding section 17f.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 17F.  (1) IF A RECIPIENT OF SUPPORT OR PAYER FILES WITH

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      THE COURT A POSTJUDGMENT MOTION TO TRANSFER THE DOMESTIC RELA-

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      TIONS MATTER TO A DIFFERENT COUNTY OFFICE, THE COURT SHALL TRANS-

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      FER THE CASE IF THE COURT FINDS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

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           (A) THE TRANSFER IS REQUESTED ON THE BASIS OF THE RESIDENCE

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      AND CONVENIENCE OF THE PARTIES OR ON THE BASIS OF ANOTHER GOOD

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      CAUSE CONSISTENT WITH THE CHILD'S BEST INTERESTS.

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           (B) NEITHER PARTY RESIDED IN THE COUNTY OF CURRENT JURISDIC-

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      TION FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE MOTION IS FILED.






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           (C) AT LEAST 1 PARTY HAS RESIDED IN THE COUNTY TO WHICH THE

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      TRANSFER IS REQUESTED FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE MOTION IS

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      FILED.

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           (D) THE COUNTY TO WHICH THE TRANSFER IS REQUESTED IS NOT

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      CONTIGUOUS TO THE COUNTY OF CURRENT JURISDICTION.

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           (2) THE COURT MAY CHARGE A FEE OF $20.00 TO FILE A MOTION

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      UNDER THIS SECTION.  THE COURT SHALL WAIVE THE FILING FEE FOR AN

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      INDIGENT INDIVIDUAL AS PROVIDED IN THE MICHIGAN COURT RULES.

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           (3) IF THE COURT TRANSFERS A DOMESTIC RELATIONS MATTER, THE

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      TRANSFERRING OFFICE SHALL SEND TO THE RECEIVING OFFICE ALL

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      RECORDS RELATED TO THE DOMESTIC RELATIONS MATTER.


































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