Sec. 13.
The court may find a source of income in contempt, require the source of income to pay an amount according to section 11a(2) if the terms of that section have been satisfied, and fine the source of income if the source of income is served with a notice of income withholding and fails to comply with the notice or to pay withheld amounts to the friend of the court after the order becomes binding under section 11. The IV-D agency is responsible for initiating contempt proceedings under this section. Contempt proceedings under this section may be initiated in any county with jurisdiction over the source of income.
History: 1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 206, Eff. Feb. 28, 2005
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650)
Section 552.601 - Short Title.
Section 552.602 - Definitions.
Section 552.603b - Retroactive Correction of Support Amount.
Section 552.603d - Repayment Plan.
Section 552.605 - Child Support Order; Deviation From Formula; Agreement.
Section 552.605b - Child Support After 18 Years of Age.
Section 552.605e - Payment Plan for Arrearages.
Section 552.606 - Support Order Entered Under Interstate Income Withholding Act.
Section 552.607a - Documentary Evidence of Income Withheld.
Section 552.608 - Limitation on Amount of Income Withheld.
Section 552.609 - Order of Income Withholding; Service; Notice.
Section 552.610 - Payer to Give Friend of Court Name and Address of Employer.
Section 552.611 - Order of Income Withholding; Duration; Priority.
Section 552.612 - Compliance With Order as Discharge of Liability to Payer.
Section 552.615 - Notice of Change in Circumstances.
Section 552.615a - Military Service Adjustment; Procedures.
Section 552.617 - Notice of Support Modification; Changing Amount Assigned or Withheld.
Section 552.621 - Repealed. 1990, Act 296, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1990.
Section 552.624 - Offset Proceedings Against Delinquent Payer's Tax Refunds.
Section 552.625 - Enforcement of Support Orders; Providing Bond, Security, or Other Guarantee.
Section 552.625e - Freeze of Payer's Financial Assets; Execution; Notice.
Section 552.625f - Levy on Financial Assets; Challenge; Procedures.
Section 552.625g - Forwarding Money by Financial Institution, Insurer, or Carrier.
Section 552.625h - Circuit Court Review.
Section 552.626b - Order or Notice for Dependent Health Care Coverage; Requirements.
Section 552.626c - Order for Health Care Coverage; Modification Notice.
Section 552.626d - Notice to Department of Social Services Identifying Health Care Coverage.
Section 552.627 - Other Enforcement Action.
Section 552.633 - Finding Payer in Contempt; Presumption; Proof of Currently Available Resources.
Section 552.635 - Repealed. 2014, Act 378, Eff. March 17, 2015.
Section 552.635a - Alternative Contempt Track Docket.
Section 552.636 - Friend of the Court Enforcement Action; Assessment of Reasonable Expenses.
Section 552.637 - Order of Commitment.
Section 552.642a - Joint Meeting.
Section 552.648 - Centralized Receipt and Disbursement of Support and Fees.