Introduced
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To allow the Crawford County probate court to be combined with the 83rd district court.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and the Judiciary
Passed in the House 101 to 0 (details)
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with on that realigns the boundaries of probate, district, and circuit court boundaries in the more sparsely-populated northern part of the state, in order to ease the operation of Family Courts.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To make the part-time Kalkaska County probate jusge a full-time judge.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 22 to 15 (details)
To realign the boundaries of probate, district, and circuit court boundaries in the more sparsely-populated northern part of the state, in order to ease the operation of Family Courts. These courts consolidate all family matters (such as child custody and support) in a single court, handled by a single judge court staff, including matters which might otherwise be divided among different types of courts. In the northern part of the state multi-county probate and district court boundaries do not coincide with circuit court boundaries. These would be adjusted to coincide.
Passed in the House 55 to 52 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which was substituted to realign the boundaries of probate, district, and circuit court boundaries in the more sparsely-populated northern part of the state, in order to ease the operation of Family Courts. These courts consolidate all family matters (such as child custody and support) in a single court, handled by a single judge court staff, including matters which might otherwise be divided among different types of courts. In the northern part of the state multi-county probate and district court boundaries do not coincide with circuit court boundaries. These would be adjusted to coincide. See also the Senate-passed versions of House Bills 5112 and 5109, which include pension enhancement proposals for certain judges and for state employees.
