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A temporary order is usually in effect until the final order is entered at the end of the case. Michigan Legal Help cannot help you ask for a temporary order. You may want to consider getting a lawyer's help to ask the judge for a temporary order if you think you need one.
Deadline and waiting period. Michigan law mandates how long cases involving child custody can take: no more than 360 days from filing. The Friend of the Court office makes sure parents have final orders by then.
(a) The child has been deserted under either of the following circumstances: (i) The child's parent is unidentifiable, has deserted the child for 28 or more days, and has not sought custody of the child during that period.
Unmarried mothers are presumed to have primary custody of their children unless the biological father establishes paternity and attains a court order of custody rights.
If you want to change an ex parte order regarding parenting time (a temporary order entered without a hearing), use the form called Objection to Ex Parte Order and Motion to Rescind or Modify. You must file this form within 14 days after you were served with the ex parte order.
Although the statutes are written gender neutral, and the Child Custody Act presumes it is in the best interests of the child to maintain a relationship with both parents, many courts still award primary custody to the mother.
Do mothers really always have the advantage? In Michigan, the Child Custody Act is gender-neutral. In fact, it favors shared parenting plans in which the child will continue to have relationships with both the mother and father. Nonetheless, many mothers do still win primary custody.
As an alternative to the FOC process, parents can file a motion requesting temporary custody when they open or respond to a case. The court will schedule a motion hearing, in which a judge or domestic relations referee issues a temporary order after parents present evidence arguing for their proposed arrangement.
To change any other custody order, you can use the Motion Regarding Custody on the Michigan One Court of Justice website. If the other parent agrees to the change, be sure to check the box on question number seven to tell the judge that you and the other parent agree to the changes.
Unmarried Fathers in Michigan Unmarried mothers are presumed to have primary custody of their children unless the biological father establishes paternity and attains a court order of custody rights.