Michigan HB4215 modifies the child custody act to change how mediation is handled in domestic relations cases.

Michigan HB4215 amends the revised judicature act to modify how mediation is handled in domestic relations actions, specifically in cases involving child custody. The bill changes the conditions under which a court can submit a contested issue for mediation, particularly when a personal protection order is in place or when one party is protected by an order. It also mandates that mediators make reasonable inquiries into any history of coercive or violent relationships between parties.

Michigan HB4215 modifies the child custody act to change how mediation is handled in domestic relations cases.

Michigan HB4215 amends the revised judicature act to modify how mediation is handled in domestic relations actions, specifically in cases involving child custody. The bill changes the conditions under which a court can submit a contested issue for mediation, particularly when a personal protection order is in place or when one party is protected by an order. It also mandates that mediators make reasonable inquiries into any history of coercive or violent relationships between parties.