MI HB5578

Expands grounds for changing a child's established custodial environment when a parent was convicted of criminal sexual conduct against a minor or found by clear and convincing evidence to have committed nonconsensual sexual penetration of any child

Allows custody modification if a nonoffending parent previously agreed to custody knowing of the offending parent's conviction or sexual conduct findings, and then allowed the child access to that offending parent

Defines "palpable abuse of discretion" for appeals to include when a trial judge refused to modify custody despite evidence that a parent committed sexual offenses against a child

Makes the changes retroactive, applying to all final child custody orders and judgments issued on or after January 1, 2022

Updates references to federal law (Servicemembers Civil Relief Act) and modernizes statutory language throughout the Child Custody Act of 1970