SENATE BILL No. 476

 

 

May 3, 2007, Introduced by Senators JANSEN, PAPPAGEORGE, GILBERT, HARDIMAN, BIRKHOLZ, JACOBS and ALLEN and referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled

 

"Revised judicature act of 1961,"

 

by amending section 5080 (MCL 600.5080), as added by 2000 PA 420.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 5080. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the circuit Except

 

as provided in section 5081, a court shall not vacate or modify an

 

award concerning child support, custody, or parenting time unless

 

the court finds that the award is adverse to the best interests of

 

the child who is the subject of the award. or under the provisions

 

of section 5081.

 

     (2) A review or modification of a child support, amount, child

 

custody, or parenting time provision under this section shall be

 


conducted and is subject to the standards and procedures provided

 

in other statutes, in other applicable law, and by court rule that

 

are applicable to child support amounts, child custody, or

 

parenting time. based on the record made under section 5077(2). If

 

the court finds that the record is insufficient to determine

 

whether the award is adverse to the best interests of the child,

 

the court may take additional evidence.

 

     (3) Other standards and procedures regarding review of

 

arbitration awards described in this section are governed by court

 

rule.