Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1940

Sec. 1940. In all civil actions in which personal jurisdiction over a defendant is not required, the court may order the defendant to answer or take such other action as may be permitted by law. The order shall be made after the plaintiff, his attorney, or an agent having knowledge of the facts files an affidavit dated not more than 10 days prior thereto showing 1 or more of the following facts: (1) the defendant resides outside the state; (2) the whereabouts of the defendant and his residence are unknown; (3) a summons has been returned showing that service of process cannot be made in the county where the action is pending. Every such affidavit shall state either the defendant's address, the defendant's last known address, or that no address of the defendant is known.