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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...