ELIGIBLE DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER ACT
Act 46 of 1991
AN ACT to authorize the payment of public employee retirement system assets to certain individuals; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain retirement systems, state departments, public officials, and public employees.
History: 1991, Act 46, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1991
© 2009 Legislative Council, State of Michigan
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
| Section 38.1701 | Section | Short title. |
| Section 38.1702 | Section | Definitions. |
| Section 38.1703 | Section | Right of alternate payee to share of benefit payable to participant; payment of benefit pursuant to EDRO. |
| Section 38.1704 | Section | Payment of benefit to alternate payee under EDRO; effective date; form. |
| Section 38.1705 | Section | Election by alternate payee to receive interest in benefit after participant's earliest retirement date, but before termination of employment date; recalculation of benefit if participant retires before age 60. |
| Section 38.1706 | Section | Spouse under judgment of separate maintenance or former spouse considered in EDRO as surviving spouse for purpose of receiving retirement benefit; benefit amount. |
| Section 38.1707 | Section | Death of alternate payee before interest in benefit paid; reversion. |
| Section 38.1708 | Section | Creation, assignment, or recognition of alternate payee's right to interest in benefit share not prohibited assignment under retirement system. |
| Section 38.1709 | Section | Determination by retirement system whether domestic relations order is EDRO; procedure; notice. |
| Section 38.1710 | Section | Determination by retirement system whether domestic relations order is EDRO; notice; filing amended domestic relations order with retirement system. |
| Section 38.1711 | Section | Status of domestic relations order filed with retirement system before effective date of act. |