Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 552 - Divorce

Section 552.2 - Invalidity of Marriages; Marriage of Person Under Age of Consent, Marriage by Fraud, Lack of Cohabitation. - Sec. 2. In case of a marriage solemnized when either...

Section 552.3 - Marriage of Doubtful Validity; Procedure to Annul. - Sec. 3. When a marriage is supposed to be void,...

Section 552.4 - Marriage of Doubtful Validity; Procedure to Affirm. - Sec. 4. When the validity of any marriage shall be...

Section 552.5 - Repealed. 1951, Act 14, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section declared that sentence of life...

Section 552.6 - Complaint for Divorce; Filing; Grounds; Answer; Judgment. - Sec. 6. (1) A complaint for divorce may be filed...

Section 552.6a - Complaint for Divorce; Availability. - Sec. 6a. (1) Beginning October 1, 2022, a complaint for...

Section 552.7 - Action for Separate Maintenance; Filing; Grounds; Answer; Effect of Admission; Counterclaim for Divorce; Judgment. - Sec. 7. (1) An action for separate maintenance may be...

Section 552.8 - Repealed. 1971, Act 75, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to additional grounds for...

Section 552.9 - Judgment of Divorce; Residency Requirement; Exception. - Sec. 9. (1) A judgment of divorce shall not be...

Section 552.9a - Decree of Divorce; Conditions. - Sec. 9a. No decree of divorce shall be granted in...

Section 552.9b, 552.9c - Repealed. 1958, Act 227, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1958. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections provided that actions for divorce...

Section 552.9d - Repealed. 1971, Act 75, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to the occurrence of...

Section 552.9e - Divorce; Cause Occurring Out of State, Residence. - Sec. 9e. Whenever the cause for divorce charged in the...

Section 552.9f - Divorce; Taking of Testimony; Minor Children; Perpetuating Testimony; Nonresident Defendant, Residence of Plaintiff. - Sec. 9f. No proofs or testimony shall be taken in...

Section 552.10 - Repealed. 1971, Act 75, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to collusion or misconduct...

Section 552.11 - Action for Divorce; Answer Without Oath. - Sec. 11. An action for a divorce may be brought...

Section 552.12 - Suit; Conduct, Power of Court. - Sec. 12. Suits to annul or affirm a marriage, or...

Section 552.13 - Alimony; Costs; Termination. - Sec. 13. (1) In every action brought, either for a...

Section 552.14 - Action for Annulment, Divorce, or Separate Maintenance; Entering Personal Protection Order. - Sec. 14. (1) On the motion of a party at...

Section 552.15 - Care, Custody, and Support of Minor Children During Pendency of Action; Support Order; Enforcement. - Sec. 15. (1) After the filing of a complaint in...

Section 552.16 - Care, Custody, and Support of Minor Child After Annulment or Judgment of Divorce or Separate Maintenance; Enforcement. - Sec. 16. (1) Upon annulling a marriage or entering a...

Section 552.16a - Repealed. 2001, Act 107, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to support of child...

Section 552.17 - Revision and Alteration of Judgment Concerning Care, Custody, Maintenance, and Support of Children; Enforceability of Order. - Sec. 17. (1) After entry of a judgment concerning annulment,...

Section 552.17a - Jurisdiction of Court; Application for Modification of Judgment or Order; Waiver of Contempt. - Sec. 17a. (1) The court has jurisdiction to make an...

Section 552.18 - Rights or Contingent Rights in and to Vested or Unvested Benefits or Accumulated Contributions as Part of Marital Estate Subject to Award by Court; Amendment of Court Order to Satisfy Requirements of Eligible Domestic Relations Order... - Sec. 18. (1) Any rights in and to vested pension,...

Section 552.19 - Restoration of Real and Personal Estate to Parties. - Sec. 19. Upon the annulment of a marriage, a divorce...

Section 552.20 - Real and Personal Property or Money in Lieu Thereof; Delivery or Payment to Trustee; Investment; Application of Income. - Sec. 20. Upon every divorce, and upon every divorce from...

Section 552.21 - Payment of Principal Sum on Court Order; Bonds. - Sec. 21. Such trustees shall also pay over the principal...

Section 552.22 - Disclosure of Property. - Sec. 22. Whenever the court shall think proper to award...

Section 552.23 - Judgment of Divorce or Separate Maintenance; Further Award of Real and Personal Estate; Transmittal of Payments to Department of Human Services; Service Fee; Failure or Refusal to Pay Service Fee; Contempt; “State Disbursement Unit”... - Sec. 23. (1) Upon entry of a judgment of divorce...

Section 552.24 - Centralized Receipt and Disbursement of Support and Fees. - Sec. 24. The SDU is responsible for the centralized receipt...

Section 552.27 - Alimony or Allowance for Support and Education of Children as Lien; Default; Powers of Court. - Sec. 27. If alimony or an allowance for the support...

Section 552.28 - Judgment for Alimony or Allowance or for Appointment of Trustees; Revision or Alteration. - Sec. 28. On petition of either party, after a judgment...

Section 552.29 - Presumption of Legitimacy. - Sec. 29. The legitimacy of all children begotten before the...

Section 552.30 - Legitimacy of Issue; Dissolution of Marriage. - Sec. 30. Upon the dissolution of a marriage because of...

Section 552.31 - Legitimacy of Issue; Dissolution of Bigamous Marriage Entered Into in Good Faith. - Sec. 31. When a marriage is dissolved on account of...

Section 552.34 - Action to Annul Marriage of Minor. - Sec. 34. An action to annul a marriage on the...

Section 552.35 - Marriage Annulment; Action by Party's Next Friend. - Sec. 35. If, at the time of a marriage, a...

Section 552.36 - Marriage Annulment; Action by Party to Marriage. - Sec. 36. A party to a marriage who, at the...

Section 552.37 - Marriage Annulment; Ground of Force or Fraud; Effect of Voluntary Cohabitation. - Sec. 37. No marriage shall be annulled on the ground...

Section 552.38 - Marriage Annulment; Ground of Force or Fraud; Custody and Maintenance of Issue. - Sec. 38. If there shall be any issue of a...

Section 552.39 - Marriage Annulment; Ground of Physical Incapacity; Party to Maintain; Time Limitation of Suit. - Sec. 39. A suit to annul a marriage, on the...

Section 552.40-552.42 - Repealed. 1971, Act 75, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to divorce decrees, adultery,...

Section 552.43 - Divorce From Bed and Board; Decree; Limited Time, Revocation. - Sec. 43. When a decree of divorce from bed and...

Section 552.44 - Repealed. 1971, Act 75, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to testimony taken before...

Section 552.45 - Children; Enumeration in Complaint; Notice to Prosecutor of Friend of Court; Decree Opposition, Interest of Prosecutor or Partners in Case. - Sec. 45. Every bill of complaint filed shall set forth...

Section 552.46 - Repealed. 1971, Act 75, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to remarriage.Popular Name: No-Fault...

Act 259 of 1909 - Judgments of Divorce or Separate Maintenance (552.101 - 552.104)

Section 552.101 - Judgment of Divorce or Separate Maintenance; Determining Rights of Wife or Husband in and to Policy of Life Insurance, Endowment, or Annuity; Discharge of Liability on Policy; Determination of Rights; Assignment of Rights. - Sec. 1. (1) Each judgment of divorce or judgment of...

Section 552.102 - Realty Owned Jointly or by Entireties; Effect of Divorce Without Determination of Ownership in Decree. - Sec. 2. Every husband and wife owning real estate as...

Section 552.103 - Realty Owned Jointly or by Entireties; Bill of Complaint, Disposal, Sale Order, Partition. - Sec. 3. The bill of complaint or amendment thereto, or...

Section 552.104 - Divorce Decree; Certified Copy; Recording. - Sec. 4. A certified copy of any decree granted in...

Act 52 of 1911 - Alimony Awarded by Court of Another State (552.121 - 552.123)

Section 552.121 - Foreign Divorce Decree as Basis of Action at Law. - Sec. 1. In all cases where a decree for alimony...

Section 552.122 - Stay of Proceedings. - Sec. 2. If the defendant in this state shows that...

Section 552.123 - Judgment; Stay, Amendment. - Sec. 3. All judgments in such cases shall be stayed...

Act 379 of 1913 - Collection of Alimony or Support and Maintenance (552.151 - 552.156)

Section 552.151 - Alimony or Support and Maintenance Order in Suit for Divorce or Separate Maintenance; Petition; Punishment for Neglect or Violation. - Sec. 1. In a suit for divorce or separate maintenance,...

Section 552.152 - Payments in Default; Motion; Attachment; “State Disbursement Unit” or “Sdu” Defined. - Sec. 2. (1) When a decree or order described in...

Section 552.153 - Order for Payment; Demand or Notice Not Necessity. - Sec. 3. No demand or notice of making the order...

Section 552.154 - Attachment; Arrest, Custody of Party. - Sec. 4. The attachment shall be executed by the sheriff...

Section 552.155 - Attachment; Discharge by Execution of Bond, Court Order. - Sec. 5. The party arrested on the attachment shall be...

Section 552.156 - Transition to Centralized Receipt and Disbursement of Support and Fees. - Sec. 6. The department, the SDU, and each office of...

Act 299 of 1905 - Change of Name of Divorced Woman (552.391 - 552.391)

Section 552.391 - Divorced Woman; Change of Name. - Sec. 1. The circuit courts of this state, whenever a...

Act 42 of 1949 - Award of Property Owned by Spouse to Party (552.401 - 552.402)

Section 552.401 - Property Owned by Spouse; Award to Party Contributing to Acquisition, Improvement, or Accumulation Thereof; Effect of Decree. - Sec. 1. The circuit court of this state may include...

Section 552.402 - Certified Copy of Decree; Recording or Filing. - Sec. 2. A certified copy of any such decree may...

Act 138 of 1966 - The Family Support Act (552.451 - 552.459)

Section 552.451 - Proceedings for Support of Custodial Parent and Children; Complaint; Service; Prohibition. - Sec. 1. A married parent who has a minor child...

Section 552.451a - Proceedings for Support of Children; Support Order; Burden of Proof; Applicability of Section. - Sec. 1a. A custodial parent or guardian of a minor...

Section 552.451b - Proceedings for Support of Custodial Parent and Children Being Supported by Public Assistance; Burden of Proof. - Sec. 1b. The director of social services or his or...

Section 552.451c - Repealed. 2001, Act 111, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to support for child...

Section 552.452 - Hearing; Order; Contents; Burden of Proving Lack of Ability to Provide Support; Amount; Medical and Other Expenses; Enforcement of Order; Custody and Parenting Time. - Sec. 2. (1) Upon the hearing of the complaint, in...

Section 552.453 - Transmitting Order for Support to Friend of Court. - Sec. 3. Upon the entry of any order for support...

Section 552.454 - Prosecuting Attorney as Attorney for Petitioner; Agreement to Transfer Prosecutor's Responsibilities; Conduct of Proceeding on Behalf of State; Utilization of Child Support Formula as Guideline; Transmittal of Payments to Department... - Sec. 4. (1) If the county department of human services...

Section 552.455 - Modification of Order; Application and Notice; Order Void Upon Entry of Judgment of Divorce or Separate Maintenance. - Sec. 5. An order entered under section 2 may be...

Section 552.456 - Warrant for Criminal Nonsupport; Testimony. - Sec. 6. A warrant for criminal nonsupport shall not issue...

Section 552.457 - Repealed. 2009, Act 236, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2010. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to reimbursement of county...

Section 552.458 - Fees and Costs. - Sec. 8. No filing, order or stenographer's fees shall be...

Section 552.458a - Centralized Receipt and Disbursement of Support. - Sec. 8a. The SDU is responsible for the centralized receipt...

Section 552.459 - Short Title; “State Disbursement Unit” or “Sdu” Defined. - Sec. 9. (1) This act shall be known and may...

Act 294 of 1982 - Friend of the Court Act (552.501 - 552.535)

Section 552.501 - Short Title; Purposes and Construction of Act. - Sec. 1. (1) This act shall be known and may...

Section 552.502 - Definitions; a to I. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Alternative dispute...

Section 552.502a - Definitions; M to T. - Sec. 2a. As used in this act: (a) "Medical assistance"...

Section 552.503 - Office of the Friend of the Court; Creation in Judicial Circuit; Exception; Separate Office in County; Vacancy; Merger; Head of Office as Friend of the Court; Friend of the Court as Employee of Circuit Court; Performance of Duties;... - Sec. 3. (1) There is created in each judicial circuit...

Section 552.504 - Citizen Friend of the Court Advisory Committee; Establishment; Composition; Appointment; Vacancy; Terms; Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson; Court Administrative Office Guidelines; Term Limitation. - Sec. 4. (1) Each county may establish a citizen friend...

Section 552.504a - Citizen Advisory Committee; Scope; Duties; Subcommittees; Meetings Open to the Public; Exception. - Sec. 4a. (1) A citizen advisory committee is advisory only....

Section 552.504b - Information and Records to Be Provided to Citizen Advisory Committee. - Sec. 4b. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2), (3),...

Section 552.504c - Information and Records as Confidential; Disclosure; Penalty; Grounds for Dismissal. - Sec. 4c. (1) A citizen advisory committee, its members, and...

Section 552.505 - Duties of Friend of the Court; Failure of Party to Attend Scheduled Meeting; Charging Parties for Investigation, Report and Recommendations; Waiver or Suspension of Fees; Disposition of Money Collected. - Sec. 5. (1) Each office of the friend of the...

Section 552.505a - Open Friend of the Court Case; Closure. - Sec. 5a. (1) Except as required by this section, an...

Section 552.507 - Referee; Designation by Chief Judge; Powers; Transcript of Hearing; Cost; De Novo Court Hearing; Request; Interim Order; Review. - Sec. 7. (1) The chief judge may designate a referee...

Section 552.507a - Making Report, Recommendation, and Supporting Documents Available to Attorneys and Parties; Informing Parties in Child Custody Dispute or Guardian Concerning Preference Expressed by Child; Availability of Information. - Sec. 7a. (1) A copy of each report, recommendation, and...

Section 552.508 - Expediting Relief; Methods. - Sec. 8. The circuit court shall utilize referees and take...

Section 552.509 - Duties of Office Regarding Support Payments Providing Statement of Account to Parties; Initiating and Carrying Out Proceedings to Enforce Order Regarding Custody, Parenting Time, Health Care Coverage or Support; Enforcement Orders E... - Sec. 9. (1) The office may accept a support payment...

Section 552.509a - Centralized Receipt and Disbursement of Support and Fees. - Sec. 9a. The SDU is responsible for the centralized receipt...

Section 552.511 - Initiating Enforcement of Support Order and Custody or Parenting Time Order; Procedure; Arrearage; Amnesty. - Sec. 11. (1) Except as provided in this section, each...

Section 552.511a - Payment of Health Care Expense; Complaint; Sending Copy of Complaint and Notice to Parent; Objection; Hearing. - Sec. 11a. (1) A complaint seeking enforcement for payment of...

Section 552.511b - Custody or Parenting Time Order Violations; Complaint; Sending Copy of Complaint to Individual Accused of Interfering; Action. - Sec. 11b. (1) An office shall initiate enforcement under the...

Section 552.512 - Reporting Information to Consumer Reporting Agency. - Sec. 12. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,...

Section 552.513 - Alternative Dispute Resolution; Approval of Plan; "Protection Order" Defined; Agreement; Consent Order; Confidentiality of Communication; Qualifications of Person Providing Domestic Relations Mediation or Other Forms of Alternative... - Sec. 13. (1) In a friend of the court case,...

Section 552.515 - Certain Actions by Employee Providing Domestic Relations Mediation; Prohibition. - Sec. 15. An employee of the office who provides domestic...

Section 552.517 - Review of Child Support Order After Final Judgment; Modification Order; Calculations; Petition for Modification; Scheduling of Hearing; Petition to Require Dependent Health Care Coverage; Use of Guidelines; Costs. - Sec. 17. (1) After a final judgment containing a child...

Section 552.517a - Repealed. 2002, Act 571, Imd. Eff. Oct. 3, 2002. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to making form motions,...

Section 552.517b - Review of Order; Notice of Right to Request; Notice of Review; Calculation of Support Amount; Objection; Joint Meeting Expediting Resolution of Support Issues; Provisions; Modification; Frequency of Review. - Sec. 17b. (1) Child support orders entered after June 30,...

Section 552.517c - Review of Support Order in Another State; Procedures. - Sec. 17c. (1) If Michigan is the initiating state in...

Section 552.517d - Motion for Modification of Parenting Time Order. - Sec. 17d. (1) After a final judgment containing a parenting...

Section 552.517e - Arrearage Payment Schedules; Administrative Adjustment. - Sec. 17e. The office shall utilize guidelines provided in the...

Section 552.517f - Abatement of Child Support Order Upon Incarceration of 180 Days or More; Notice; Objection and Administrative Review; Modification of Order. - Sec. 17f. (1) The monthly amount of support payable under...

Section 552.518 - Information From Employer or Former Employer Relative to Parent. - Sec. 18. (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), upon...

Section 552.519 - State Friend of the Court Bureau; Creation; Supervision and Direction; Main Office; Duties; State Advisory Committee; Report or Recommendation; Reimbursement for Expenses; Meetings; Assistance. - Sec. 19. (1) The state friend of the court bureau...

Section 552.520 - Information Requested by Department of Human Services. - Sec. 20. (1) If the department of human services requests...

Section 552.521 - Person Appointed as Friend of the Court Under Former Act; Continuation; Transfer of Files, Records, Funds, and Pending Cases of Office Under Former Act; Employees of Friend of the Court Appointed Under Former Act to Become Employees... - Sec. 21. (1) Each person appointed as friend of the...

Section 552.522 - Appointment of Attorney to Assist Friend of the Court; Compensation. - Sec. 22. If the friend of the court serving a...

Section 552.523 - Vacancy; Appointment of Person to Position of Friend of the Court or Interim Friend of the Court; Experience or Education. - Sec. 23. (1) If the position of friend of the...

Section 552.524 - Annual Review of Performance Record of Friend of the Court; Public Notice and Comments; Written Evaluation; Written Response; Copies. - Sec. 24. (1) The chief judge annually shall review the...

Section 552.525 - Removal of Friend of the Court; Approval. - Sec. 25. The chief judge may remove the friend of...

Section 552.526 - Grievance Procedure; Record; Powers and Duties of Citizen Advisory Committee. - Sec. 26. (1) A party to a friend of the...

Section 552.527 - Compensation and Expenses of Friend of the Court and Employees. - Sec. 27. The compensation and expenses of the friend of...

Section 552.528 - Compilation of Data. - Sec. 28. Each office of the friend of the court...

Section 552.531 - Repealed. 1996, Act 366, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to definitions.Popular Name: Friend...

Section 552.533 - Repeal of MCL 552.251 to 552.255. - Sec. 33. Act No. 412 of the Public Acts of...

Section 552.534 - Conditional Effective Date. - Sec. 34. This act shall not take effect unless the...

Section 552.535 - Effective Date. - Sec. 35. Except as provided in section 34, this act...

Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650)

Section 552.601 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 552.602 - Definitions. - Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Account" means...

Section 552.603 - Support Order; Enforcement; Information to Be Included; Notice of New Information; Service of Notices or Other Papers; Accrued Interest Prohibited; Failure to Comply With Requirements; Fee; Admission Into Evidence. - Sec. 3. (1) A support order issued by a court...

Section 552.603a - Failure to Pay Support; Surcharge; Calculation; Assessment; Collection; Enforcement. - Sec. 3a. (1) Subject to subsection (6), for a friend...

Section 552.603b - Retroactive Correction of Support Amount. - Sec. 3b. If an individual who is required by the...

Section 552.603d - Repayment Plan. - Sec. 3d. (1) A party or the friend of the...

Section 552.604 - Support Order to Provide for Order of Income Withholding; Order of Income Withholding by Operation of Law; Notice; Effective Date of Order. - Sec. 4. (1) After July 1, 1983, each support order...

Section 552.605 - Child Support Order; Deviation From Formula; Agreement. - Sec. 5. (1) If a court orders the payment of...

Section 552.605a - Information to Be Provided to Office of the Friend of the Court; Health Care Coverage; Use of Guidelines; Bond. - Sec. 5a. (1) For a friend of the court case,...

Section 552.605b - Child Support After 18 Years of Age. - Sec. 5b. (1) A court that orders child support may...

Section 552.605c - Support Order; Monthly Amounts; Conversion; Proration; Applicability of Excess Payment Against Arrearage; Refund. - Sec. 5c. (1) All support orders shall be stated in...

Section 552.605d - Support Order; Provisions; Motion for Modification; Assignment, Redirection, or Abatement of Support Payment; Notice. - Sec. 5d. (1) On and after June 1, 2003, each...

Section 552.605e - Payment Plan for Arrearages. - Sec. 5e. (1) A payer who has an arrearage under...

Section 552.606 - Support Order Entered Under Interstate Income Withholding Act. - Sec. 6. If a support order is entered under section...

Section 552.607 - Notice of Arrearage to Payer; Contents; Sending Copy of Notice to Recipient; Request for Hearing; Time of Hearing; De Novo Hearing; Consolidation of Hearings; Completion of Proceedings; Review by Friend of the Court Office. - Sec. 7. (1) For a friend of the court case,...

Section 552.607a - Documentary Evidence of Income Withheld. - Sec. 7a. The friend of the court shall not consider...

Section 552.608 - Limitation on Amount of Income Withheld. - Sec. 8. The total amount of income withheld under this...

Section 552.609 - Order of Income Withholding; Service; Notice. - Sec. 9. (1) A notice of income withholding entered under...

Section 552.610 - Payer to Give Friend of Court Name and Address of Employer. - Sec. 10. For a friend of the court case, the...

Section 552.611 - Order of Income Withholding; Duration; Priority. - Sec. 11. An order of income withholding entered under this...

Section 552.611a - More Than 1 Order of Income Withholding Against Payer or Parent; Compliance With Source of Income; Liability; Identification of Withholding; Combining Amounts in Single Payment; Identifying Portion of Single Payment Attributable to... - Sec. 11a. (1) If there is more than 1 order...

Section 552.612 - Compliance With Order as Discharge of Liability to Payer. - Sec. 12. Compliance by the source of income with a...

Section 552.613 - Failure to Comply With Order; Contempt; Finding; Initiation of Proceedings; Jurisdiction. - Sec. 13. The court may find a source of income...

Section 552.614 - Termination or Interruption of Payer's Income; Notice; Service on New Employer or Other Source of Income. - Sec. 14. (1) A source of income that has been...

Section 552.615 - Notice of Change in Circumstances. - Sec. 15. The payer and any recipient of support shall...

Section 552.615a - Military Service Adjustment; Procedures. - Sec. 15a. (1) If a payer is called to emergency...

Section 552.617 - Notice of Support Modification; Changing Amount Assigned or Withheld. - Sec. 17. For a friend of the court case, if...

Section 552.619 - Modifying Support Order to Exclude Support for Child of Whom Payer Awarded Sole Custody; Suspension or Termination of Order of Income Withholding; Circumstances Prohibiting Written Agreement; Effectiveness of Order of Income Withhol... - Sec. 19. (1) If the court awards to the payer...

Section 552.621 - Repealed. 1990, Act 296, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1990. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to payments by employer...

Section 552.623 - Using Order of Income Withholding as Basis for Refusing to Employ, Discharging, Disciplining, or Penalizing Payer Prohibited; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Restitution; Use of Occupational, Driver's, or Recreational or Sporting... - Sec. 23. (1) A source of income shall not use...

Section 552.624 - Offset Proceedings Against Delinquent Payer's Tax Refunds. - Sec. 24. For a friend of the court case, if...

Section 552.624a - Proceedings to Set Aside Transfer of Title or Ownership of Property Without Fair Consideration. - Sec. 24a. For a friend of the court case, if...

Section 552.624b - Notification to Child Support Lien Network and Additional Clearinghouses of Payer With Support Arrearage. - Sec. 24b. The title IV-D agency shall notify the child...

Section 552.625 - Enforcement of Support Orders; Providing Bond, Security, or Other Guarantee. - Sec. 25. In addition to providing remedies or imposing penalties...

Section 552.625a - Lien; Creation; Effect; Full Faith and Credit to Liens Created in Other States; Priority; Notice; Exceptions to Creation of Lien; Effect of Lien on Itemized Amount in Redemption Order; Definitions. - Sec. 25a. (1) The amount of past due support that...

Section 552.625b - Remedy as Cumulative; Lien; Perfection; Notice; Review Procedures; Enforcement; Termination; Disclosure of Information. - Sec. 25b. (1) A remedy provided by this section is...

Section 552.625c - Remedy as Cumulative; Arrearage Under Payer's Support Order; Payer's Financial Assets Held by Financial Institution; Notice of Lien and Levy; Form; Notice of Withdrawal; Release of Assets. - Sec. 25c. (1) A remedy provided by this section is...

Section 552.625d - Obligation or Liability of Financial Institution, Insurer, or Carrier; Limitations. - Sec. 25d. (1) A financial institution, insurer, or carrier incurs...

Section 552.625e - Freeze of Payer's Financial Assets; Execution; Notice. - Sec. 25e. (1) When a financial institution, insurer, or carrier...

Section 552.625f - Levy on Financial Assets; Challenge; Procedures. - Sec. 25f. (1) A payer whose financial assets are, or...

Section 552.625g - Forwarding Money by Financial Institution, Insurer, or Carrier. - Sec. 25g. (1) A financial institution, insurer, or carrier that...

Section 552.625h - Circuit Court Review. - Sec. 25h. (1) If an action is filed in circuit...

Section 552.625i - Return of Forwarded Money to Payer; Reimbursement of Fee, Cost, or Penalty; Interest; Allocations. - Sec. 25i. (1) If, after a financial institution forwards money...

Section 552.626 - Notice of Income Withholding; Failure of Parent to Obtain or Maintain Health Care Coverage for Child; Duties of Friend of the Court. - Sec. 26. (1) For a friend of the court case,...

Section 552.626a - Eligibility of Parent for Health Care Coverage Through Employer; Duties of Employer. - Sec. 26a. (1) If a parent is eligible for health...

Section 552.626b - Order or Notice for Dependent Health Care Coverage; Requirements. - Sec. 26b. (1) An order or notice for dependent health...

Section 552.626c - Order for Health Care Coverage; Modification Notice. - Sec. 26c. If the court modifies an order for health...

Section 552.626d - Notice to Department of Social Services Identifying Health Care Coverage. - Sec. 26d. The office of the friend of the court...

Section 552.627 - Other Enforcement Action. - Sec. 27. (1) Under the Michigan court rules, the circuit...

Section 552.628 - Order to Suspend Payer's Occupational, Recreational, Sporting, or Driver's License; Notice to Payer. - Sec. 28. (1) For a friend of the court case,...

Section 552.629 - Suspension Hearing; Consolidation With Modification Hearing; Order to Pay Arrearage in Installments; Suspension Order; Failure of Payer to Comply With Order. - Sec. 29. (1) Within 21 days after the date on...

Section 552.630 - Suspension of Occupational, Driver's, or Recreational or Sporting License by Licensing Agency; Sending Copy of Order; Schedule for Payment of Arrearage. - Sec. 30. (1) If the court orders a suspension of...

Section 552.631 - Failure or Refusal to Obey and Perform Support Order; Civil Contempt Proceeding; Failure to Appear; Bench Warrant; Cash Performance Bond; Custody; Payment and Disposition of Costs; Order Rendering Vehicle Inoperable. - Sec. 31. (1) If a person is ordered to pay...

Section 552.632 - Payer Arrested Under Bench Warrant; Cash Performance Bond; Hearing; Form of Bond Receipt; Failure to Appear; Transmission and Deposit of Bond; Setting Aside Contempt Finding; Voluntary Appearance by Payer; Receipt. - Sec. 32. (1) If a bench warrant was issued and...

Section 552.633 - Finding Payer in Contempt; Presumption; Proof of Currently Available Resources. - Sec. 33. (1) The court may find a payer in...

Section 552.635 - Repealed. 2014, Act 378, Eff. March 17, 2015. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to court finding of...

Section 552.635a - Alternative Contempt Track Docket. - Sec. 35a. (1) A payer who meets the criteria in...

Section 552.636 - Friend of the Court Enforcement Action; Assessment of Reasonable Expenses. - Sec. 36. In addition to any remedy or sanction provided...

Section 552.637 - Order of Commitment. - Sec. 37. (1) An order of commitment under section 33...

Section 552.639 - Committing Payer to County Jail or Alternative to Jail; Violating Conditions of Court; Failure to Return to Place of Confinement as Escape From Custody; Misdemeanor; Penalty. - Sec. 39. (1) If a payer is committed to jail...

Section 552.641 - Complaint Alleging Custody or Parenting Time Order Violation; Duties of Friend of Court; Declining to Respond to Violation; Circumstances; Compliance With MCL 552.519. - Sec. 41. (1) For a friend of the court case,...

Section 552.642 - Makeup Parenting Time Policy; Establishment; Approval; Provisions of Policy; Notice; Response; Procedures. - Sec. 42. (1) Each circuit shall establish a makeup parenting...

Section 552.642a - Joint Meeting. - Sec. 42a. (1) A joint meeting scheduled by the office...

Section 552.644 - Civil Contempt Proceeding to Resolve Dispute Concerning Parenting Time; Commencement by Office of Friend of Court; Notice; Allegations; Finding of Violation; Powers of Court; "Good Cause" Defined; Duration of Commitment; Release; Be... - Sec. 44. (1) If the office of the friend of...

Section 552.645 - Finding of Contempt for Noncompliance With Makeup and Ongoing Parenting Time Schedule; Suspension of License; Agreement; Hearing on Modification of Parenting Time. - Sec. 45. (1) If the court enters an order under...

Section 552.646 - Custodial Parent Committed to Jail or Alternative to Jail Under MCL 552.644(2)(f); Violation of Conditions of Court; Commitment to County Jail Without Privilege; Failure to Return to Place of Confinement as Escape From Custody; Misd... - Sec. 46. (1) If a custodial parent is committed to...

Section 552.648 - Centralized Receipt and Disbursement of Support and Fees. - Sec. 48. The state disbursement unit is responsible for the...

Section 552.649 - Conditional Effective Date. - Sec. 49. This act shall not take effect unless the...

Section 552.650 - Effective Date. - Sec. 50. Except as provided in section 49, this act...

Act 216 of 1985 - Interstate Income Withholding Act (552.671 - 552.685)

Section 552.671 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 552.672 - Purpose of Act. - Sec. 2. The purpose of this act is to enhance...

Section 552.673 - Definitions. - Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Agency" means...

Section 552.674 - Remedy Cumulative; Delay or Denial of Relief Prohibited. - Sec. 4. The remedy provided in this act is in...

Section 552.675 - Requesting Agency of Another Jurisdiction to Enter Order for Purpose of Obtaining Income Withholding; Documentation; Copy of Subsequent Modifications of Support Order; Contesting Income Withholding; Notice; Monitoring Payments. - Sec. 5. On behalf of a client for whom the...

Section 552.676 - Office of Child Support to Forward Documentation to Office of Friend of Court; Filing Documents With Clerk of Court; Acceptance of Documents as Entry of Support Order; Documentation Required for Entry of Support Order of Another Jur... - Sec. 6. (1) Upon receiving a support order of another...

Section 552.676a - Filing Fee or Other Costs Not Required. - Sec. 6a. A court shall not require payment of either...

Section 552.677 - Notice of Proposed Income Withholding; Contents; Request for Hearing; Notice of Hearing. - Sec. 7. (1) On the date a support order is...

Section 552.678 - Prima Facie Proof; Defenses of Obligor; Burden; Duties of Court. - Sec. 8. (1) At any hearing contesting proposed income withholding...

Section 552.679 - Order of Income Withholding; Manner of Taking Effect; Notice. - Sec. 9. If the obligor does not request a hearing...

Section 552.680 - Payments Made and Received Pursuant to Order of Income Withholding; Validity of Support Order; More Than 1 Support Order in Effect for Support of 1 Person by Same Obligor. - Sec. 10. (1) An order of income withholding under this...

Section 552.680a - Transition to Centralized Receipt and Disbursement of Support and Fees. - Sec. 10a. The department, the SDU, and each office of...

Section 552.681 - Obligor Obtaining Employment or Having New or Additional Source of Income in Another State; Duty of Office of Friend of Court. - Sec. 11. If the office of the friend of the...

Section 552.682 - Voluntary Income Withholding. - Sec. 12. A person who is the obligor on a...

Section 552.683 - Applicable Law. - Sec. 13. (1) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (2),...

Section 552.684 - Effective Date. - Sec. 14. This act shall take effect on March 1,...

Section 552.685 - Conditional Effective Date. - Sec. 15. This act shall not take effect unless all...

Act 255 of 2015 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (552.2101 - 552.2905)

Article 1 - (552.2101...552.2105)

255-2015-1-GENERAL-PROVISIONS - General Provisions (552.2101...552.2102)

Section 552.2101 - Short Title. - Sec. 101. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 552.2102 - Definitions. - Sec. 102. As used in this act: (a) "Child" means...

255-2015-1-STATE-TRIBUNAL-AND-SUPPORT-ENFORCEMENT-AGENCY - State Tribunal and Support Enforcement Agency (552.2103...552.2105)

Section 552.2103 - Court as Tribunal; Support Enforcement Agency. - Sec. 103. (1) The court is the tribunal of this...

Section 552.2104 - Remedies. - Sec. 104. (1) Remedies provided by this act are cumulative...

Section 552.2105 - Applicability. - Sec. 105. (1) A tribunal of this state shall apply...

Article 2 - (552.2201...552.2211)

255-2015-2-JURISDICTION - Jurisdiction (552.2201...552.2204)

Section 552.2201 - Tribunal; Personal Jurisdiction Over Nonresident. - Sec. 201. (1) In a proceeding to establish or enforce...

Section 552.2202 - Continuing Exclusive Jurisdiction. - Sec. 202. Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this...

Section 552.2203 - State Tribunal Serving as Initiating and Responding Tribunal. - Sec. 203. Under this act, a tribunal of this state...

Section 552.2204 - Establishment of Support Order; Filing Petition or Pleading; Jurisdiction. - Sec. 204. (1) A tribunal of this state may exercise...

255-2015-2-CONTINUING-EXCLUSIVE-JURISDICTION-TO-MODIFY-CHILD-SUP - Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify Child-Support Order (552.2205...552.2211)

Section 552.2205 - Issuance of Child-Support Order; Continuing, Exclusive Jurisdiction; Modification; Recognition of Jurisdiction of Another State; Ex Parte Order. - Sec. 205. (1) A tribunal of this state that has...

Section 552.2206 - State Tribunal Serving as Initiating or Responding Tribunal. - Sec. 206. (1) A tribunal of this state that has...

Section 552.2207 - Issuance of 1 or More Child-Support Orders; Recognition; Request to Determine Controlling Order; Filing of Certified Copy. - Sec. 207. (1) If a proceeding is brought under this...

Section 552.2208 - Response to Registrations or Petitions for Enforcement of 2 or More Orders. - Sec. 208. In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement...

Section 552.2209 - Crediting Amounts Collected Under Other Order. - Sec. 209. A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts...

Section 552.2210 - Receipt of Evidence, Communication, and Discovery From Another State; Application of Procedural and Substantive Law. - Sec. 210. A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction...

Section 552.2211 - Spousal-Support Order; Modification. - Sec. 211. (1) A tribunal of this state issuing a...

Article 3 - (552.2301...552.2319)

255-2015-3-CIVIL-PROVISIONS-OF-GENERAL-APPLICATION - Civil Provisions of General Application (552.2301...552.2319)

Section 552.2301 - Applicability of Article to Proceedings; Initiation; Petition. - Sec. 301. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act,...

Section 552.2302 - Proceeding on Behalf of Minor's Child. - Sec. 302. A minor parent, or a guardian or other...

Section 552.2303 - Responding Tribunal; Duties. - Sec. 303. Except as otherwise provided in this act, a...

Section 552.2304 - Forwarding Copies of Petition and Documents; Certificate; Findings. - Sec. 304. (1) Upon the filing of a petition authorized...

Section 552.2305 - Receipt of Petition or Pleading by Responding Tribunal; Duties; Authority; Calculations on Which Order Is Based; Prohibition; Sending Copy of Order to Petitioner, Respondent, and Initiating Tribunal; Conversion of Foreign Currency. - Sec. 305. (1) When a responding tribunal of this state...

Section 552.2306 - Petition or Pleading Received by Inappropriate Tribunal. - Sec. 306. If a petition or comparable pleading is received...

Section 552.2307 - Support Enforcement Agency; Duties. - Sec. 307. (1) In a proceeding under this act, a...

Section 552.2308 - Support Enforcement Agency; Neglect or Refusal to Provide Services. - Sec. 308. (1) If the attorney general determines that the...

Section 552.2309 - Employment of Private Counsel. - Sec. 309. An individual may employ private counsel to represent...

Section 552.2310 - Office of Child Support as State Information Agency; Duties. - Sec. 310. (1) The office of child support is the...

Section 552.2311 - Petition; Contents; Form. - Sec. 311. (1) In a proceeding under this act, a...

Section 552.2312 - Disclosure of Certain Information. - Sec. 312. If a party alleges in an affidavit or...

Section 552.2313 - Fees, Costs, or Expenses. - Sec. 313. (1) The petitioner may not be required to...

Section 552.2314 - Jurisdiction Over Petitioner in Another Jurisdiction. - Sec. 314. (1) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding...

Section 552.2315 - Nonparentage as Defense. - Sec. 315. A party whose parentage of a child has...

Section 552.2316 - Physical Presence of Nonresident Party; Documents Admissible as Evidence; Deposition or Testimony. - Sec. 316. (1) The physical presence of a nonresident party...

Section 552.2317 - Communication. - Sec. 317. A tribunal of this state may communicate with...

Section 552.2318 - Authority of State Tribunal to Obtain or Respond to Discovery. - Sec. 318. A tribunal of this state may do the...

Section 552.2319 - Disbursement of Amounts Received Under Support Order; Certified Statement. - Sec. 319. (1) A support enforcement agency or tribunal of...

Article 4 - (552.2401...552.2402)

255-2015-4-ESTABLISHMENT-OF-SUPPORT-ORDER - Establishment of Support Order (552.2401...552.2402)

Section 552.2401 - Issuance of Support Order. - Sec. 401. (1) If a support order entitled to recognition...

Section 552.2402 - Proceeding to Determine Parentage of Child; Responding Tribunal. - Sec. 402. A tribunal of this state authorized to determine...

Article 5 - (552.2501...552.2507)

255-2015-5-ENFORCEMENT-OF-SUPPORT-ORDER-WITHOUT-REGISTRATION - Enforcement of Support Order Without Registration (552.2501...552.2507)

Section 552.2501 - Order of Income Withholding Issued by Another State. - Sec. 501. An income-withholding order issued in another state may...

Section 552.2502 - Order of Income Withholding; Receipt by Employer; Copy to Be Provided to Obligor; Compliance With Terms of Order and State Law. - Sec. 502. (1) Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the...

Section 552.2503 - Receipt of 2 or More Income-Withholding Orders; Priorities. - Sec. 503. If an obligor's employer receives 2 or more...

Section 552.2504 - Income Withholding Order Issued in Another State; Compliance. - Sec. 504. An employer that complies with an income-withholding order...

Section 552.2505 - Income Withholding Order Issued in Another State; Noncompliance. - Sec. 505. An employer that willfully fails to comply with...

Section 552.2506 - Income Withholding Order Issued in Another State; Contesting Validity or Enforcement; Notice. - Sec. 506. (1) An obligor may contest the validity or...

Section 552.2507 - Party or Support Enforcement Agency; Receipt of Documents Required for Registering Order; Enforcement; Registration. - Sec. 507. (1) A party or support enforcement agency seeking...

Article 6 - (552.2601...552.2616)

255-2015-6-REGISTRATION-ENFORCEMENT-AND-MODIFICATION-OF-SUPPORT- - Registration, Enforcement, and Modification of Support Order (552.2601...552.2604)

255-2015-6-REGISTRATION-ENFORCEMENT-AND-MODIFICATION-OF-SUPPORT- - Part 1 (552.2601...552.2604)

255-2015-6-REGISTRATION-ENFORCEMENT-AND-MODIFICATION-OF-SUPPORT- - Registration for Enforcement of Support Order (552.2601...552.2604)

Section 552.2601 - Registration of Order. - Sec. 601. A support order or income-withholding order issued in...

Section 552.2602 - Registration of Order; Records to Be Sent to State Tribunal; Filing; Affirmative Remedy; 2 or More Orders in Effect; Controlling Order; Request for Determination. - Sec. 602. (1) Except as provided in section 706, a...

Section 552.2603 - Order Issued in Another State; Registration; Recognition; Enforcement. - Sec. 603. (1) A support order or income-withholding order issued...

Section 552.2604 - Support Payments and Arrearages; Governing Law; Statute of Limitation. - Sec. 604. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4),...

255-2015-6-2 - Part 2 (552.2605...552.2608)

255-2015-6-2-CONTEST-OF-VALIDITY-OR-ENFORCEMENT - Contest of Validity or Enforcement (552.2605...552.2608)

Section 552.2605 - Notice. - Sec. 605. (1) When a support order or income-withholding order...

Section 552.2606 - Nonregistering Party; Hearing. - Sec. 606. (1) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the...

Section 552.2607 - Burden of Proof; Defense; Remedies. - Sec. 607. (1) A party contesting the validity or enforcement...

Section 552.2608 - Registered Support Order; Effect of Confirmation. - Sec. 608. Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by...

255-2015-6-3 - Part 3 (552.2609...552.2614)

255-2015-6-3-REGISTRATION-AND-MODIFICATION-OF-CHILD-SUPPORT-ORDE - Registration and Modification of Child-Support Order of Another State (552.2609...552.2614)

Section 552.2609 - Modification of Support Order Issued in Another State; Petition. - Sec. 609. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to...

Section 552.2610 - Enforcement of Another State's Child-Support Order. - Sec. 610. A tribunal of this state may enforce a...

Section 552.2611 - Modification of Another State's Child-Support Order; Findings; Requirements, Procedures, and Defenses; Jurisdictions. - Sec. 611. (1) If section 613 does not apply, upon...

Section 552.2612 - Modification of Child-Support Order by Tribunal of Another State. - Sec. 612. If a child-support order issued by a tribunal...

Section 552.2613 - Child Not Resident of Issuing State; Jurisdiction. - Sec. 613. (1) If all of the parties who are...

Section 552.2614 - Issuance of Modified Child-Support Order; Failure to File With Issuing Tribunal. - Sec. 614. Within 30 days after issuance of a modified...

255-2015-6-4 - Part 4 (552.2615...552.2616)

255-2015-6-4-REGISTRATION-AND-MODIFICATION-OF-FOREIGN-CHILD-SUPP - Registration and Modification of Foreign Child-Support Order (552.2615...552.2616)

Section 552.2615 - Modification of Foreign Child-Support Order. - Sec. 615. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 711,...

Section 552.2616 - Modification of Foreign Child-Support Order; Registration; Petition. - Sec. 616. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to...

Article 7 - (552.2701...552.2713)

255-2015-7-SUPPORT-PROCEEDING-UNDER-CONVENTION - Support Proceeding Under Convention (552.2701...552.2713)

Section 552.2701 - Definitions. - Sec. 701. As used in this article: (a) "Application" means...

Section 552.2702 - Applicability of Article; Inconsistent Provisions. - Sec. 702. This article applies only to a support proceeding...

Section 552.2703 - Office of Child Support as Designated Agency. - Sec. 703. The office of child support is recognized as...

Section 552.2704 - Office of Child Support; Duties; Available Proceedings; Security, Bond, or Deposit as Payment Guarantee Prohibited. - Sec. 704. (1) In a support proceeding under this article,...

Section 552.2705 - Support Order; Direct Request. - Sec. 705. (1) A petitioner may file a direct request...

Section 552.2706 - Convention Support Order; Registration. - Sec. 706. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this article,...

Section 552.2707 - Contesting Registered Convention Support Order. - Sec. 707. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this article,...

Section 552.2708 - Recognition and Enforcement of Registered Convention Support Order; Grounds for Refusal; Effect. - Sec. 708. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2),...

Section 552.2709 - Enforcement of Severable Part of Order. - Sec. 709. If a tribunal of this state does not...

Section 552.2710 - Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Support Agreement Registered in This State. - Sec. 710. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (3)...

Section 552.2711 - Modification of Foreign Convention Child-Support Order. - Sec. 711. (1) A tribunal of this state may not...

Section 552.2712 - Use of Personal Information. - Sec. 712. Personal information gathered or transmitted under this article...

Section 552.2713 - Filing of Record in Original Language; English Translation. - Sec. 713. A record filed with a tribunal of this...

Article 8 - (552.2801...552.2802)

255-2015-8-INTERSTATE-RENDITION - Interstate Rendition (552.2801...552.2802)

Section 552.2801 - "Governor" Defined; Authority; Extradition. - Sec. 801. (1) For purposes of this article, "governor" includes...

Section 552.2802 - Individual Charged Criminally With Failing to Provide Support; Surrender. - Sec. 802. (1) Before making a demand that the governor...

Article 9 - (552.2901...552.2905)

255-2015-9-MISCELLANEOUS-PROVISIONS - Miscellaneous Provisions (552.2901...552.2905)

Section 552.2901 - Application and Construction of Act. - Sec. 901. In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration...

Section 552.2902 - Applicability of Act to Proceedings Begun on or After Effective Date of Act. - Sec. 902. This act applies to proceedings begun on or...

Section 552.2903 - Severability. - Sec. 903. If any provision of this act or its...

Section 552.2904 - Repeal of MCL 552.1101 to 552.1901. - Sec. 904. The uniform interstate family support act, 1996 PA...

Section 552.2905 - Effective Date. - Sec. 905. This act takes effect January 1, 2016. History:...

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