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Jurisdiction in cases of military service or employment abroad

People who are in the armed services or who are employed abroad do not lose their residency and do not lose subject matter jurisdiction in a County in Michigan and in the State of Michigan so long as they can demonstrate the requisite ?intent to remain? under Michigan law. Service persons and/or employees working abroad | residence of intent. All servicepersons must declare a legal residence to the DOD?this is the residence to which they intend to return upon leaving the service. In Michigan the rule of law is that the intent to remain citizens of Michigan is sufficientto confer subject matter jurisdiction over a divorce in a Michigan court.

Full post as published by Updates in Michigan Family Law on July 28, 2009 (boomark / email).