Michigan Laws > Chapter 722 > Act 460 of 2014 – Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 722 > Act 460 of 2014 - Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act
- Abduction: means the wrongful removal or wrongful retention of a child. See Michigan Laws 722.1522
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Child: means an unemancipated individual who is less than 18 years of age. See Michigan Laws 722.1522
- Child-custody determination: means a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child. See Michigan Laws 722.1522
- Child-custody proceeding: means a proceeding in which legal custody, physical custody, or visitation with respect to a child is at issue. 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
- Domestic violence: means that term as defined in section 1 of 1978 PA 389, MCL 400. See Michigan Laws 722.1522
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
- Home state: means that term as defined in section 102 of the uniform child-custody jurisdiction and enforcement act, 2001 PA 195, MCL 722. 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.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Petition: includes a motion or its equivalent. See Michigan Laws 722.1522
- Probate: Proving a will
- Protection order: means either of the following:
(i) An order entered under section 2950 or 2950a of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600. See Michigan Laws 722.1522Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Michigan Laws 722.1522 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 Travel document: means records relating to a travel itinerary, including travel tickets, passes, reservations for transportation, or accommodations. See Michigan Laws 722.1522 United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Visitation: includes parenting time as that term is used in the support and parenting time enforcement act, 1982 PA 295, MCL 552. See Michigan Laws 722.1522 Wrongful removal: means the taking of a child that breaches rights of custody or visitation given or recognized under the law of this state. See Michigan Laws 722.1522 Wrongful retention: means the keeping or concealing of a child that breaches rights of custody or visitation given or recognized under the law of this state. See Michigan Laws 722.1522