Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure
Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)

Section 780.151 - Short Title. - Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be...

Section 780.152 - Purposes of Act; Construction. - Sec. 2. (1) The purposes of this act are to...

Section 780.153 - Meanings of Words and Phrases. - Sec. 3. For the purposes of this act, unless the...

Section 780.153a - Definitions; C to O. - Sec. 3a. (1) "Court" means the appropriate circuit court of...

Section 780.153b - Definitions; P to S. - Sec. 3b. (1) "Prosecuting attorney" means the public official in...

Section 780.154 - Remedies Additional. - Sec. 4. The remedies herein provided are in addition to...

Section 780.155 - Duties of Support Generally. - Sec. 5. Duties of support arising under the law of...

Section 780.156 - Powers of Governor. - Sec. 6. The governor of this state may: (a) Demand...

Section 780.156a - Conditions to Making Demand Upon Governor; Delaying or Declining Honoring of Demand. - Sec. 6a. (1) Before making the demand upon the governor...

Section 780.157 - Obligor Relieved of Extradition; Requirements. - Sec. 7. Any obligor contemplated by sections 6 and 6a,...

Section 780.158 - Applicable Duties of Support; Presumption. - Sec. 8. Duties of support applicable under this act are...

Section 780.159 - Reimbursement of State or Political Subdivision. - Sec. 9. If a state or a political subdivision furnishes...

Section 780.159a - Enforcement of Duties of Support; Defense of Immunity Not Available. - Sec. 9a. All duties of support, including the duty to...

Section 780.160 - Jurisdiction; Venue. - Sec. 10. (1) Jurisdiction of any proceeding in this state...

Section 780.160a - Representation of Obligee by Prosecuting Attorney; Agreement to Transfer Prosecutor's Responsibilities; Conduct of Proceeding on Behalf of State. - Sec. 10a. (1) If this state is acting as an...

Section 780.161 - Petition; Verification; Contents; Filing; Accepting or Forwarding Petition. - Sec. 11. (1) The petition shall be verified and shall...

Section 780.161a - Petition on Behalf of Minor Obligee; Execution and Filing. - Sec. 11a. A petition on behalf of a minor obligee...

Section 780.162 - Certification of Petition; Sending Forms Package and Copy of Act to Interstate Central Registry; Certification Requirements. - Sec. 12. If the initiating court finds that the petition...

Section 780.162a - Belief That Obligor May Flee Jurisdiction; Procedure. - Sec. 12a. If the court of this state believes that...

Section 780.162b - Duties of Office of Child Support; Use of State Locator Service. - Sec. 12b. (1) The office of child support of the...

Section 780.163 - Court Acting as Responding Court; Docketing Case; Notification; Jurisdiction by Court Over Obligor or Obligor's Property; Utilization of Child Support Formula. - Sec. 13. (1) When the court of this state, acting...

Section 780.163a - Inability to Obtain Jurisdiction; Duties of Prosecuting Attorney, Attorney Employed or Contracted, or Friend of the Court; Forwarding Documents. - Sec. 13a. If, because of inaccuracies in the petition or...

Section 780.163b - Manner of Conducting Proceedings. - Sec. 13b. The court, except as provided otherwise in this...

Section 780.163c - Evidence as to Duty of Support. - Sec. 13c. If the obligee is not present at the...

Section 780.164 - Support Order; Payments; Amount; Deviation From Formula. - Sec. 14. (1) If the court of this state when...

Section 780.164a - Repealed. 2014, Act 522, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to transition to centralized...

Section 780.165 - Sending Copy of Support Order to Initiating Court. - Sec. 15. The court of this state when acting as...

Section 780.166 - Terms and Conditions Assuring Compliance; Enforcement of Support Order. - Sec. 16. (1) In addition to the foregoing powers, the...

Section 780.166a - Adjudicating Issue of Paternity. - Sec. 16a. The court of this state when acting as...

Section 780.167 - Duties of Court Carried Out Through Office of Friend of Court. - Sec. 17. The court of this state, when acting as...

Section 780.168 - Receipt and Disbursement of Payments; Valid Prior and Existing Support Order; Carrying Out Duties. - Sec. 18. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the...

Section 780.169 - Husband and Wife; Privilege Against Disclosure Inapplicable; Competent Witnesses; Compelling Testimony. - Sec. 19. Laws attaching a privilege against the disclosure of...

Section 780.169a - Pending or Prior Action or Proceeding; Hearing; Issuance of Support Order Pendente Lite; Bond; Conforming Support Order to Amount Allowed in Other Action or Proceeding; Staying Enforcement Prohibited. - Sec. 19a. A responding court shall not stay the proceeding...

Section 780.170 - Fees and Costs. - Sec. 20. An initiating court shall not require payment of...

Section 780.171 - Nullification of Support Orders; Crediting Amounts Paid. - Sec. 21. A support order made by a court of...

Section 780.172 - Jurisdiction Not Conferred by Participation in Proceeding. - Sec. 22. Participation in any proceeding under this act does...

Section 780.173 - Repealed. 2014, Act 522, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to reimbursement of county...

Section 780.174 - Foreign State as Reciprocating State; Declaration; Revocation. - Sec. 24. Where the director of social services is satisfied...

Section 780.175 - Appeal. - Sec. 25. If the attorney general or the director of...

Section 780.176 - Additional Remedies. - Sec. 26. If the duty of support is based on...

Section 780.177 - Registration of Foreign Support Order. - Sec. 27. The obligee may register the foreign support order...

Section 780.178 - Registry of Foreign Support Orders. - Sec. 28. The clerk of the court shall maintain a...

Section 780.179 - Registration of Valid Existing Support Order or Foreign Support Order by Friend of Court; Confirmation of Registered Order. - Sec. 29. (1) If this state is acting as a...

Section 780.180 - Registration of Foreign Support Order by Obligee; Transmittal and Filing of Documents; Filing as Registration; Docketing Case; Notification of Friend of Court; Mailing or Serving Notice of Registration; Copy of Registered Support Or... - Sec. 30. (1) An obligee seeking to register a foreign...

Section 780.181 - Effect and Enforcement of Confirmed Registered Foreign Support Order. - Sec. 31. (1) If a registered foreign support order has...

Section 780.181a - Foreign Support Order; Transmittal of Support Payments to Friend of Court or State Disbursement Unit; Duties of Friend of Court or Sdu; Filing Copy of Foreign Support Order. - Sec. 31a. (1) If there is no Michigan support order...

Section 780.182 - Adjudicating Issue of Support Only; Jurisdiction. - Sec. 32. (1) A proceeding under this act shall adjudicate...

Section 780.183 - Representation of Obligee by Attorney General or Private Legal Counsel. - Sec. 33. (1) If this state is the initiating, responding,...