“Petitioner” and “respondent” defined.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1301, under UNIFORM CHILD-CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1301

Sec. 301. As used in this article: (a) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of a child-custody determination or enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction. (b) "Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of a child-custody determination or enforcement of an order for the return of a child under the Hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction.