MI HB4584

Establishes circumstances under which grandparents may seek grandparenting time orders, including when parents are divorced, separated, or unmarried with established paternity, or when a parent is deceased.

Requires grandparents to prove by preponderance of evidence that a fit parent's decision to deny grandparenting time creates substantial risk of harm to the child's mental, physical, or emotional health; presumes fit parents' decisions do not create such harm.

Allows courts to automatically terminate grandparenting time orders upon sentencing of a grandparent for criminal sexual conduct involving a child or sibling, if the court finds termination is in the child's best interests.

Permits grandparents to file grandparenting time motions or complaints only once every 2 years absent good cause, and allows courts to refer cases to alternative dispute resolution.

Specifies that grandparenting time orders do not create parental rights and do not prevent custody or adoption proceedings; adoption terminates grandparenting rights except when a stepparent adopts and the grandparent is the parent of the deceased biological parent.