family law

Jurisdiction and venue:  In every type of case there must be a court that has jurisdiction over the case.  In divorce, it isn’t based on the amount of money being decided or anything else, it is simply because it is an equitable division and therefore, the Circuit Court for the county has exclusive jurisdictions over divorce.  You can get a divorce in Probate Court or District Court, they have no jurisdiction over divorces.  Part of the jurisdictional requirements is that the party must live in the State of Michigan for more than six…Read more