Michigan Divorce Complaint and Summons Form

A Defendant is informed of the Petitioner’s filing for a divorce through the service of this form. When served to the Defendant, the summons is accompanied by the copies of the divorce papers that the Petitioner submitted to the county court clerk’s office.Download

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SUMMONS     NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT:  In the name of the people of the State of Michigan you are notified:
1. You are being sued.
2.YOU HAVE 21 DAYS after receiving this summons to file a written answer with the court and serve a copy on the other party
or take other lawful action with the court (28 days if you were served by mail or you were served outside this state).  	
(MCR 2.111[C])	
3. If you do not answer or take other action within the time allowed, judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
COMPLAINT   	
   Instruction:  The following is information that is required to be in the caption of every complaint and is to be completed
by the plaintiff.  Actual allegations and the claim for relief must be stated on additional complaint pages and attached to this form.
Family Division Cases	
There is no other pending or resolved action within the jurisdiction of the family division of circuit court involving the family or family
members of the parties.
An action within the jurisdiction of the family division of the circuit court involving the family or family members of the parties has
been previously filed inCourt.	
The  action remains is no longerpending.  The docket number and the judge assigned to the action are:
General Civil Cases	
There is no other pending or resolved civil action  arising out of the same transaction or occurrence as alleged in the complaint.
A civil action between these parties or other parties arising out of the transaction or occurrence alleged in the complaint has
been previously filed inCourt.
The  action remains is no longerpending.  The docket number and the judge assigned to the action are:	
MC 01   (3/08)   	SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT	MCR 2.102(B)(11), MCR 2.104, MCR 2.105, MCR 2.107, MCR 2.113(C)(2)(a), (b), MCR 3.206(A)Original - Court
1st copy - Defendant2nd copy - Plaintiff
3rd copy - Return	
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Plaintiff's name(s), address(es), and telephone no(s).
Defendant's name(s), address(es), and telephone no(s).	
Court  telephone  no. Approved, SCAO
Court  address	
Plaintiff's attorney, bar no., address, and telephone no.	
CASE NO. STATE OF MICHIGAN
SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT	JUDICIAL DISTRICT
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
COUNTY PROBATE	
*This summons is invalid unless served on or before its expiration date.
This document must be sealed by the seal of the court.Court clerk This summons expires Issued	
Bar no.	Docket no.Judge
Plaintiff(s) residence (include city, township, or village) Defendant(s) residence (include city, township, or village)	
Bar no.	Docket no.Judge
Place where action arose or business conducted
DateSignature of attorney/plaintiff
If you require special accommodations to use the court because of a disability or if you require a foreign language interpreter to help
you fully participate in court proceedings, please contact the court immediately to make arrangements.
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