Grounds for Divorce: "The court shall enter a judgment dissolving the bonds of matrimony if evidence is presented in open court that there has been a breakdown in the marriage relationship to the extent that the objects of matrimony have been destroyed and there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved." [Michigan Compiled Laws]

Residency Requirements: "1) A judgment of divorce shall not be granted by a court in this state in an action for divorce unless the complainant or defendant has resided in this state for 180 days immediately preceding the filing of the complaint and, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the complainant or defendant has resided in the county in which the complaint is filed for 10 days immediately preceding the filing of the complaint.

(2) A person may file a complaint for divorce in any county in the state without meeting the 10-day requirement set forth in subsection (1) if all of the following apply and are set forth in the complaint:
(a) The defendant was born in, or is a citizen of, a country other than the United States of America.
(b) The parties to the divorce action have a minor child or children.
(c) There is information that would allow the court to reasonably conclude that the minor child or children are at risk of being taken out of the United States of America and retained in another country by the defendant."
[Michigan Compiled Laws]

Michigan Child Support Enforcement Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Department of Human Services Child Support Enforcement
Telephone: 866–540–0008

Michigan Child Support Guidelines and Calculator
Michigan Child Support Formula

MarginSoft Child Support Calculator

Michigan Divorce Forms Online
Michigan Courts Domestic Relations Forms

Michigan Divorce Laws
Michigan Revised Statutes, Chapter 552

Michigan Domestic Violence Resource Links and Telephone Numbers
Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Phone: 517–347–7000

Michigan Free or Low Cost Legal Services Programs
Legal Services Corporation, Inc.
Telephone: Listed by program on website.

Michigan Legal Aid
Telephone: Listed by program on website.

Michigan Mediation Centers and Service Links and Telephone Numbers
Michigan Council for Family and Divorce Mediation
Telephone: 800–827–4390

Michigan State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Links
State Bar of Michigan
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
Genesee County Bar Association
Grand Rapids Bar Association
Macomb County Bar Association
Oakland County Bar Association
Washtenaw County Bar Association

Michigan State and Local Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service Telephone Numbers
Ann Arbor: 734–996–3229
Bloomfield Hills: 248–338–2100
Detroit: 313–961–3545
Flint: 810–232–6000
Grand Rapids: 616–855–0273
Kent County: 616–632–6000
Lansing: Toll free: 800–968–0738
Mt Clemens: 586–468–8300
Traverse City: 231–922–4713