Sec. 301.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, this article applies to all proceedings under this act.
(2) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this act by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country that has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.
History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 255 of 2015 - Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (552.2101 - 552.2905)
Article 3 - (552.2301...552.2319)
Section 552.2301 - Applicability of Article to Proceedings; Initiation; Petition.
Section 552.2302 - Proceeding on Behalf of Minor's Child.
Section 552.2303 - Responding Tribunal; Duties.
Section 552.2304 - Forwarding Copies of Petition and Documents; Certificate; Findings.
Section 552.2306 - Petition or Pleading Received by Inappropriate Tribunal.
Section 552.2307 - Support Enforcement Agency; Duties.
Section 552.2308 - Support Enforcement Agency; Neglect or Refusal to Provide Services.
Section 552.2309 - Employment of Private Counsel.
Section 552.2310 - Office of Child Support as State Information Agency; Duties.
Section 552.2311 - Petition; Contents; Form.
Section 552.2312 - Disclosure of Certain Information.
Section 552.2313 - Fees, Costs, or Expenses.
Section 552.2314 - Jurisdiction Over Petitioner in Another Jurisdiction.
Section 552.2315 - Nonparentage as Defense.
Section 552.2317 - Communication.
Section 552.2318 - Authority of State Tribunal to Obtain or Respond to Discovery.
Section 552.2319 - Disbursement of Amounts Received Under Support Order; Certified Statement.