How Do I File a Motion to Change the Venue for a Divorce in Michigan?
Changing the venue of a divorce case in Michigan requires filing a Petition and Order to Change Venue with the county court that is currently assigned to handle the case. You will need to provide a reason for your request; acceptable reasons for changing venue under Michigan law include the convenience of parties involved in the case, convenience of counsel, or residence issues: none of the parties have lived in the current county of jurisdiction for at least six months.
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Determine whether your case is eligible for a change of venue. You are eligible to request a change of venue if it is more convenient for the parties in the case or the counsel. Your request is likely to be approved if neither party has resided in the current jurisdiction within the past six months, and if one or more parties have lived in the county that the case is to be transferred to for at least the past six months. You are not eligible to change venue to a county that is adjacent to the county that is currently hearing your case.
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Acquire a State of Michigan Petition and Order to Change Venue form. You may acquire this form at the office of any Michigan county court or you may download it from a Michigan courts website (see Resource).
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Fill out all information requested by the form. Note the reason for your request in Box 2 and indicate the county that you want the venue changed to in Box 4. Both you and your attorney must sign the bottom of the form.
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File the petition with the county court currently assigned to your case. The court will determine whether the case should be transferred to the jurisdiction that you have specified. If the case is transferred, the new county will have full jurisdiction over your divorce case.
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