{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.1972","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1972","heading":"Service of papers; inability to make; direction of court.","body":"Sec. 1972.\n\nWhenever service of papers subsequent to the original complaint cannot reasonably be made because of lack of an attorney of record or the inability to find a party or for any other reason, the court in which the action is pending, for cause shown on ex parte application, may direct in what manner and upon whom service may be made.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 600","Act Act-236-of-1961"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-1972","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"e133a4635ff5f487887b3d091b5bac45cef99beb9ec1cc30c5995ecbd56d232e","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.1971","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.1973"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}