Michigan Compiled Laws 236-1961-50b. Chapter 50b. Domestic Relations Arbitration (600.5070...600.5082)

• Section 600.5070 Scope Of Chapter.
  (1) This chapter provides for and governs arbitration in domestic relations matters. Arbitration proceedings under this chapter are also governed by court rule except...
• Section 600.5071 Stipulation To Binding Arbitration; Agreement.
  Parties to an action for divorce, annulment, separate maintenance, or child support, custody, or parenting time, or to a postjudgment proceeding related to such...
• Section 600.5072 Court Order To Participate In Arbitration; Conditions; Domestic Violence Exclusion; Waiver; Child Abuse Or Neglect Exclusion.
  (1) The court shall not order a party to participate in arbitration unless each party to the domestic relations matter acknowledges, in writing or...
• Section 600.5073 Arbitrator; Appointment; Qualifications; Immunity; List Of Qualified Arbitrators.
  (1) Arbitration under this chapter may be heard by a single arbitrator or by a panel of 3 arbitrators. The court shall appoint an...
• Section 600.5074 Arbitrator; Powers And Duties; Sworn Statement Listing Party's Place Of Employment, Sources Of Income, And Assets And Liabilities; Release.
  (1) An arbitrator appointed under this chapter shall hear and make an award on each issue submitted for arbitration under the arbitration agreement subject...
• Section 600.5075 Disqualification Of Arbitrator.
  (1) An arbitrator, attorney, or party in an arbitration proceeding under this chapter shall disclose any circumstance that may affect an arbitrator's impartiality, including,...
• Section 600.5076 Meeting With Arbitrator; Order To Produce Material Information.
  (1) As soon as practicable after the appointment of the arbitrator, the parties and attorneys shall meet with the arbitrator to consider all of...
• Section 600.5077 Record Of Arbitration Hearing.
  (1) Except as provided by this section, court rule, or the arbitration agreement, a record shall not be made of an arbitration hearing under...
• Section 600.5078 Award; Error Or Omissions.
  (1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties and arbitrator in writing or on the record, the arbitrator shall issue the written award on each...
• Section 600.5079 Enforcement Of Arbitration Award Or Order; Filing Judgment, Order, Or Motion To Settle Judgment With Circuit Court; Sanctions.
  (1) The circuit court shall enforce an arbitrator's award or other order issued under this chapter in the same manner as an order issued...
• Section 600.5080 Vacation Or Modification Of Award Concerning Child Support, Custody, Or Parenting Time; Standards And Procedures Regarding Review Of Arbitration Awards.
  (1) Subject to subsection (2), the circuit court shall not vacate or modify an award concerning child support, custody, or parenting time unless the...
• Section 600.5081 Vacation Or Modification Of Arbitration Award; Application; Grounds; Rehearing; Other Standards And Procedures Relating To Review Of Arbitration Awards.
  (1) If a party applies to the circuit court for vacation or modification of an arbitrator's award issued under this chapter, the court shall...
• Section 600.5082 Appeal.
  An appeal from an arbitration award under this chapter that the circuit court confirms, vacates, modifies, or corrects shall be taken in the same...

Last modified: October 10, 2016