Sec. 8. To expedite the resolution of a child custody dispute by prompt and final adjudication, all orders and judgments of the circuit court shall be affirmed on appeal unless the trial judge made findings of fact against the great weight of evidence or committed a palpable abuse of discretion or a clear legal error on a major issue.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.28
Child custody disputes; appeal, grounds
Applied in 155 court decisions — leading case People v. Mateo (1996)
Most recently applied in 323 Mich. App. 110 - Jason Andrew Griffin v. Rebekah Marie Griffin (January 2018)
1970, Act 91, Eff
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