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Act 216 of 1985
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INTERSTATE INCOME WITHHOLDING ACT

Act 216 of 1985

AN ACT to facilitate the interstate enforcement of support obligations through income withholding; to prescribe certain powers and duties of the circuit court and of certain agencies and persons; and to provide for remedies and penalties.


History: 1985, Act 216, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986




The People of the State of Michigan enact:

DocumentTypeDescription
Section 552.671SectionShort title.
Section 552.672SectionPurpose of act.
Section 552.673SectionDefinitions.
Section 552.674SectionRemedy cumulative; delay or denial of relief prohibited.
Section 552.675SectionRequesting agency of another jurisdiction to enter order for purpose of obtaining income withholding; documentation; copy of subsequent modifications of support order; contesting income withholding; notice; monitoring payments.
Section 552.676SectionOffice of child support to forward documentation to office of friend of court; filing documents with clerk of court; acceptance of documents as entry of support order; documentation required for entry of support order of another jurisdiction; remedying defect in documentation; notice of necessary additions or corrections; effect of meeting substantive requirement; enforcement of support order; jurisdiction limited to income withholding.
Section 552.676aSectionFiling fee or other costs not required.
Section 552.677SectionNotice of proposed income withholding; contents; request for hearing; notice of hearing.
Section 552.678SectionPrima facie proof; defenses of obligor; burden; duties of court.
Section 552.679SectionOrder of income withholding; manner of taking effect; notice.
Section 552.680SectionPayments made and received pursuant to order of income withholding; validity of support order; more than 1 support order in effect for support of 1 person by same obligor.
Section 552.680aSectionTransition to centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees.
Section 552.681SectionObligor obtaining employment or having new or additional source of income in another state; duty of office of friend of court.
Section 552.682SectionVoluntary income withholding.
Section 552.683SectionApplicable law.
Section 552.684SectionEffective date.
Section 552.685SectionConditional effective date.
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