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HB5309 • 2026

Family law: child custody; presumptions in certain child custody disputes; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 1970 PA 91 (MCL 722.25).

Family law: child custody; presumptions in certain child custody disputes; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 1970 PA 91 (MCL 722.25).

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Sponsor
Curtis VanderWall (District 102), Reggie Miller (District 31), Matt Bierlein (District 97), Kathy Schmaltz (District 46), Jaime Greene (District 65), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Jamie Thompson (District 28), Mai Xiong (District 13), Veronica Paiz (District 10), Matt Longjohn (District 40), Jerry Neyer (District 92), Denise Mentzer (District 61), David Prestin (District 108), Brenda Carter (District 53), Douglas Wozniak (District 59), John Roth (District 104), Bradley Slagh (District 85), Ron Robinson (District 58), Jennifer Wortz (District 35)
Last action
2025-12-09
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 12/02/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Family law: child custody; presumptions in certain child custody disputes; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 1970 PA 91 (MCL 722.25).

Family law: child custody; presumptions in certain child custody disputes; modify.

What This Bill Does

  • Family law: child custody; presumptions in certain child custody disputes; modify.
  • Amends sec.
  • 5 of 1970 PA 91 (MCL 722.25).

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-12-09 HJ 112 Pg. 1874

    bill electronically reproduced 12/02/2025

  2. 2025-12-02 HJ 111 Pg. 1868

    introduced by Representative Rep. Curtis VanderWall

  3. 2025-12-02 HJ 111 Pg. 1868

    read a first time

  4. 2025-12-02 HJ 111 Pg. 1868

    referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

Family law: child custody; presumptions in certain child custody disputes; modify. Amends sec. 5 of 1970 PA 91 (MCL 722.25).