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Parenting Time
The Michigan Parenting Time Guideline

The Michigan Parenting Time Guideline was developed to assist judges, friends of the court, lawyers, and parents in recommending and establishing parenting time schedules, sometimes including special terms and conditions.
  • A child has a right to spend time with both parents unless a court determines that parenting time would endanger the child’s physical, mental, or emotional health.
  • A court's order may include reasonable parenting time terms and conditions.
  • Under Michigan law, a parent may ask the court to order special parenting time terms and conditions.
  • The State Court Administrative Office developed the Michigan Parenting Time Guideline.

The Michigan Parenting Time Guideline covers:

Here is a link to the Michigan Parenting Time Guideline.