Stamadianos v. Stamadianos

This matter is before this Court to *3decide a question certified by the Court of Appeals1 as to whether the panel in the instant case erred in holding that the ten-day county residency rule set forth in MCL 552.9; MSA 25.89 is a venue provision rather than a jurisdictional provision.

Also before this Court is the issue raised by the plaintiff (treated as an application for leave to appeal)2 regarding attorney fees, assessments, and costs.

We reverse the Court of Appeals decision in Stamadianos v Stamadianos, 133 Mich App 430; 350 NW2d 268 (1984), and hold that the ten-day county residency…