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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.1530

  • Abduction: means the wrongful removal or wrongful retention of a child. See Michigan Laws 722.1522
  • Child: means an unemancipated individual who is less than 18 years of age. See Michigan Laws 722.1522
  • Court: means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce, or modify a child-custody determination. See Michigan Laws 722.1522
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Michigan Laws 722.1522
  An abduction prevention order remains in effect until the earliest of the following:
  (a) The time stated in the order.
  (b) The emancipation of the child.
  (c) The child’s attaining 18 years of age.
  (d) The time the order is modified, revoked, vacated, or superseded by a court with jurisdiction under section 201 to 203 of the uniform child-custody jurisdiction and enforcement act, 2001 PA 195, MCL 722.1201 to 722.1203, or other applicable law of this state.