The Modern Womans Divorce GuideHelene L. Taylor, Esq.

Grounds for Divorce: “The court shall enter a judgment dissolving the bonds of matrimony if evidence is presented in open court that there has been a breakdown in the marriage relationship to the extent that the objects of matrimony have been destroyed and there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved.” [Michigan Compiled Laws]

Residency Requirements: “1) A judgment of divorce shall not be granted by a court in this state in an action for divorce unless the complainant or defendant has resided in this state for 180 days immediately preceding the filing of the complaint and, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the complainant or defendant has resided in the county in which the complaint is filed for 10 days immediately preceding the filing of the complaint.

(2) A person may file a complaint for divorce in any county in the state without meeting the 10-day requirement set forth in subsection (1) if all of the following apply and are set forth in the complaint:

(a) The defendant was born in, or is a citizen of, a country other than the United States of America.

(b) The parties to the divorce action have a minor child or children.

(c) There is information that would allow the court to reasonably conclude that the minor child or children are at risk of being taken out of the United States of America and retained in another country by the defendant.”

[Michigan Compiled Laws]

Michigan Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers

Department of Human Services Child Support Enforcement

Telephone: 866–540–0008

Michigan Child Support Guidelines and Calculator

Michigan Child Support Formula

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Michigan Divorce Forms Online

Michigan Courts Domestic Relations Forms

Michigan Divorce Laws

Michigan Revised Statutes, Chapter 552

Michigan Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers