Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 333. Health § 333.2864

Sec. 2864. (1) Before the fifth day of each calendar month the clerk of a circuit court shall file with the state registrar a report of divorce proceedings in the court for the preceding month.

(2) The report shall be made on forms prescribed by the state registrar and shall specify the number of divorces granted.

(3) A party petitioning for a divorce shall file with the petition a report, on a form prescribed and furnished by the state registrar to the county clerk, which shall include the information prescribed by the state registrar. When a divorce is granted the clerk of the court shall sign and file the report with the state registrar together with the monthly reports required by this section.

(4) The state registrar shall incorporate the divorce reports in the system of vital statistics.