2025 House Bill 5309

Family law: child custody; presumptions in certain child custody disputes; modify.

A bill to amend 1970 PA 91, entitled “Child custody act of 1970,” by amending section 5 (MCL 722.25), as amended by 2016 PA 96.

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House Bill No. 5309 amends Michigan's Child Custody Act to clarify legal standards and presumptions in custody disputes, particularly strengthening protections for children in cases involving absent parents, third-party guardians, and parental criminal sexual conduct.

Introduced in the House

Dec. 2, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Curtis VanderWall (R-102) and 18 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Reggie Miller (D-31), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), Jaime Greene (R-65), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Jamie Thompson (R-28), Mai Xiong (D-13), Veronica Paiz (D-10), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Jerry Neyer (R-92), Denise Mentzer (D-61), David Prestin (R-108), Brenda Carter (D-53), Doug Wozniak (R-59), John Roth (R-104), Bradley Slagh (R-85), Ron Robinson (R-58) and Jennifer Wortz (R-35)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary