Terms Used In Michigan Laws 600.6251

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • judgment: as used in this act , includes decree. See Michigan Laws 600.112
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
   Every proceeding instituted by a judgment debtor pursuant to this chapter shall appear upon and as part of the record of the judgment. No transcript of such judgment shall issue out of the court pending the hearing upon any motion instituted under this chapter. Every affidavit for a transcript of any judgment rendered by the court shall contain an averment by the affiant either that a stay order has issued and is in effect, or, that no proceeding under this chapter has been instituted upon the judgment, or, if a proceeding has been instituted, that a stay order was finally denied after a hearing pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or, if a stay order has issued, that the order was vacated under the provisions of this chapter.