HB5578

Family law: child custody; changing the established custodial environment of a child; expand. Amends secs. 7 & 8 of 1970 PA 91 (722.27 & 722.28).

Introduced·2/24/26
Introduced Text

Expands circumstances under which a court may change a child's established custodial environment.

The bill amends Michigan family law to allow courts to change a child's established custodial environment if the offending parent was convicted of criminal sexual conduct or nonconsensual sexual penetration of a biological child. It also allows courts to refuse to modify or amend a previous custody order if the nonoffending parent knowingly entered into a custody agreement with the offending parent. The changes apply retroactively to all final child custody orders and judgments issued on or after January 1, 2022.

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Current
Families And Veterans Committee
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History

Feb 26

House

Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/24/2026

Feb 24

House

Introduced By Representative Rep. Jamie Thompson

Feb 24

House

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