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Michigan civil deadline calculator

Calculate 2 fixed time limits from the released Michigan pack. Choose the deadline and trigger date to see the raw date, calculation steps, citation and checks that still need to be made.

Cited time limits
2
Rule review
6 August 2026
Output
Review date

Check the result before use

This is a self-check calculation of the sourced base period, not a final filing instruction. Michigan legal holidays, court-specific closures and emergency closure orders are not bundled. Weekend expiries are identified but not shifted, and a weekday result may still be a local non-business day. Check MCR 1.108 and the current court calendar before filing or serving. Check the cited rule, the correct factual branch, every order and any electronic-filing cut-off.

21 days from Personal service of the summons and complaint on the defendant in Michigan

MCR 2.108(A)(1)AdvisoryVerify against the rules

Service by registered mail or service outside Michigan generally uses 28 days. Special proceedings and permitted preliminary motions require separate checks.

Legal disclaimer

Deadline Engine calculates dates from encoded procedural rules. It is software, not legal advice, and no output is approved for your matter. Check the jurisdiction, inputs, current cited rule, facts and any order or agreement before recording or using the date. Responsibility for the operative deadline and diary remains with you.

Exact released scope

Deadlines covered by this calculator

Every row below is rendered from the calculator catalogue. It shows the encoded base period, exact trigger, citation, counting direction and retained primary source. Rules or orders outside this list are not implied to be covered.

Answer an ordinary Michigan civil complaint after personal service in the state

21 days
Trigger
Personal service of the summons and complaint on the defendant in Michigan
Counting basis
trigger day excluded, counted forwards
Scope
Service by registered mail or service outside Michigan generally uses 28 days. Special proceedings and permitted preliminary motions require separate checks.
Relief or exception
The court may enlarge time under MCR 1.108 or MCR 2.108 as applicable; no extension is assumed.
Check before use
This is the sourced base period, not a final filing date. Apply the cited computation rule, current legal holidays, court closures, service branch and any order before use.

Claim an appeal of right in an ordinary Michigan civil case

21 days
Trigger
Entry of the judgment or order appealed from
Counting basis
trigger day excluded, counted forwards
Scope
A timely post-judgment motion, delayed application, cross-appeal or special statutory appeal changes the route or trigger.
Relief or exception
The appeal period is governed by MCR 7.204; no enlargement is assumed.
Check before use
This is the sourced base period, not a final filing date. Apply the cited computation rule, current legal holidays, court closures, service branch and any order before use.

Source boundary

Official sources and calculation basis

The base-period calculation uses MCR 1.108. The source pack was reviewed on 6 August 2026. A newer amendment, local rule, closure direction or case-specific order can change the date.

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