MCL - Index of Chapter 552
NOTE: Dates reflect any modification to item, not necessarily a change in law.
| Title | Subject |
|---|---|
| Chapter 552 | DIVORCE |
| R.S. of 1846 | Revised Statutes of 1846 (552.1 - 552.46) |
| R-S-1846-552-1-84 | CHAPTER 84 Chapter 84. Of Divorce. (552.1...552.46) |
| R-S-1846-552-1-84-DIVORCE | DIVORCE (552.1...552.46) |
| Section 552.1 | Invalidity of marriages; legitimacy of issue. |
| Section 552.2 | Invalidity of marriages; marriage of person under age of consent, marriage by fraud, lack of cohabitation. |
| Section 552.3 | Marriage of doubtful validity; procedure to annul. |
| Section 552.4 | Marriage of doubtful validity; procedure to affirm. |
| Section 552.5 | Repealed. 1951, Act 14, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951. |
| Section 552.6 | Complaint for divorce; filing; grounds; answer; judgment. |
| Section 552.6a | Complaint for divorce; availability. |
| Section 552.7 | Action for separate maintenance; filing; grounds; answer; effect of admission; counterclaim for divorce; judgment. |
| Section 552.8 | Repealed. 1971, Act 75, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972. |
| Section 552.9 | Judgment of divorce; residency requirement; exception. |
| Section 552.9a | Decree of divorce; conditions. |
| Section 552.9b, 552.9c | Repealed. 1958, Act 227, Imd. Eff. May 26, 1958. |
| Section 552.9d | Repealed. 1971, Act 75, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972. |
| Section 552.9e | Divorce; cause occurring out of state, residence. |
| Section 552.9f | Divorce; taking of testimony; minor children; perpetuating testimony; nonresident defendant, residence of plaintiff. |
| Section 552.10 | Repealed. 1971, Act 75, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972. |
| Section 552.11 | Action for divorce; answer without oath. |
| Section 552.12 | Suit; conduct, power of court. |
| Section 552.13 | Alimony; costs; termination. |
| Section 552.14 | Action for annulment, divorce, or separate maintenance; entering personal protection order. |
| Section 552.15 | Care, custody, and support of minor children during pendency of action; support order; enforcement. |
| Section 552.16 | Care, custody, and support of minor child after annulment or judgment of divorce or separate maintenance; enforcement. |
| Section 552.16a | Repealed. 2001, Act 107, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001. |
| Section 552.17 | Revision and alteration of judgment concerning care, custody, maintenance, and support of children; enforceability of order. |
| Section 552.17a | Jurisdiction of court; application for modification of judgment or order; waiver of contempt. |
| Section 552.18 | Rights or contingent rights in and to vested or unvested benefits or accumulated contributions as part of marital estate subject to award by court; amendment of court order to satisfy requirements of eligible domestic relations order. |
| Section 552.19 | Restoration of real and personal estate to parties. |
| Section 552.20 | Real and personal property or money in lieu thereof; delivery or payment to trustee; investment; application of income. |
| Section 552.21 | Payment of principal sum on court order; bonds. |
| Section 552.22 | Disclosure of property. |
| Section 552.23 | Judgment of divorce or separate maintenance; further award of real and personal estate; transmittal of payments to department of human services; service fee; failure or refusal to pay service fee; contempt; “state disbursement unit” or “SDU” defined. |
| Section 552.24 | Centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees. |
| Section 552.27 | Alimony or allowance for support and education of children as lien; default; powers of court. |
| Section 552.28 | Judgment for alimony or allowance or for appointment of trustees; revision or alteration. |
| Section 552.29 | Presumption of legitimacy. |
| Section 552.30 | Legitimacy of issue; dissolution of marriage. |
| Section 552.31 | Legitimacy of issue; dissolution of bigamous marriage entered into in good faith. |
| Section 552.34 | Action to annul marriage of minor. |
| Section 552.35 | Marriage annulment; action by party's next friend. |
| Section 552.36 | Marriage annulment; action by party to marriage. |
| Section 552.37 | Marriage annulment; ground of force or fraud; effect of voluntary cohabitation. |
| Section 552.38 | Marriage annulment; ground of force or fraud; custody and maintenance of issue. |
| Section 552.39 | Marriage annulment; ground of physical incapacity; party to maintain; time limitation of suit. |
| Section 552.40-552.42 | Repealed. 1971, Act 75, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972. |
| Section 552.43 | Divorce from bed and board; decree; limited time, revocation. |
| Section 552.44 | Repealed. 1971, Act 75, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972. |
| Section 552.45 | Children; enumeration in complaint; notice to prosecutor of friend of court; decree opposition, interest of prosecutor or partners in case. |
| Section 552.46 | Repealed. 1971, Act 75, Eff. Jan. 1, 1972. |
| Act 259 of 1909 | JUDGMENTS OF DIVORCE OR SEPARATE MAINTENANCE (552.101 - 552.104) |
| Section 552.101 | Judgment of divorce or separate maintenance; determining rights of wife or husband in and to policy of life insurance, endowment, or annuity; discharge of liability on policy; determination of rights; assignment of rights. |
| Section 552.102 | Realty owned jointly or by entireties; effect of divorce without determination of ownership in decree. |
| Section 552.103 | Realty owned jointly or by entireties; bill of complaint, disposal, sale order, partition. |
| Section 552.104 | Divorce decree; certified copy; recording. |
| Act 52 of 1911 | ALIMONY AWARDED BY COURT OF ANOTHER STATE (552.121 - 552.123) |
| Section 552.121 | Foreign divorce decree as basis of action at law. |
| Section 552.122 | Stay of proceedings. |
| Section 552.123 | Judgment; stay, amendment. |
| Act 379 of 1913 | COLLECTION OF ALIMONY OR SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (552.151 - 552.156) |
| Section 552.151 | Alimony or support and maintenance order in suit for divorce or separate maintenance; petition; punishment for neglect or violation. |
| Section 552.152 | Payments in default; motion; attachment; “state disbursement unit” or “SDU” defined. |
| Section 552.153 | Order for payment; demand or notice not necessity. |
| Section 552.154 | Attachment; arrest, custody of party. |
| Section 552.155 | Attachment; discharge by execution of bond, court order. |
| Section 552.156 | Transition to centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees. |
| Act 239 of 1913 | Repealed-FAILURE TO PAY SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (552.201 - 552.203) |
| Act 412 of 1919 | Repealed-FRIEND OF COURT IN DIVORCE CASES (552.251 - 552.255) |
| Act 243 of 1889 | Repealed-PROPERTY AND MAINTENANCE FOR WIVES (552.301 - 552.302) |
| Act 152 of 1873 | Repealed-PROPERTY AND MAINTENANCE FOR WIVES (552.333 - 552.333) |
| Act 299 of 1905 | CHANGE OF NAME OF DIVORCED WOMAN (552.391 - 552.391) |
| Section 552.391 | Divorced woman; change of name. |
| Act 42 of 1949 | AWARD OF PROPERTY OWNED BY SPOUSE TO PARTY (552.401 - 552.402) |
| Section 552.401 | Property owned by spouse; award to party contributing to acquisition, improvement, or accumulation thereof; effect of decree. |
| Section 552.402 | Certified copy of decree; recording or filing. |
| Act 138 of 1966 | THE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT (552.451 - 552.459) |
| Section 552.451 | Proceedings for support of custodial parent and children; complaint; service; prohibition. |
| Section 552.451a | Proceedings for support of children; support order; burden of proof; applicability of section. |
| Section 552.451b | Proceedings for support of custodial parent and children being supported by public assistance; burden of proof. |
| Section 552.451c | Repealed. 2001, Act 111, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001. |
| Section 552.452 | Hearing; order; contents; burden of proving lack of ability to provide support; amount; medical and other expenses; enforcement of order; custody and parenting time. |
| Section 552.453 | Transmitting order for support to friend of court. |
| Section 552.454 | Prosecuting attorney as attorney for petitioner; agreement to transfer prosecutor's responsibilities; conduct of proceeding on behalf of state; utilization of child support formula as guideline; transmittal of payments to department of human services. |
| Section 552.455 | Modification of order; application and notice; order void upon entry of judgment of divorce or separate maintenance. |
| Section 552.456 | Warrant for criminal nonsupport; testimony. |
| Section 552.457 | Repealed. 2009, Act 236, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2010. |
| Section 552.458 | Fees and costs. |
| Section 552.458a | Centralized receipt and disbursement of support. |
| Section 552.459 | Short title; “state disbursement unit” or “SDU” defined. |
| Act 294 of 1982 | FRIEND OF THE COURT ACT (552.501 - 552.535) |
| Section 552.501 | Short title; purposes and construction of act. |
| Section 552.502 | Definitions; A to I. |
| Section 552.502a | Definitions; M to T. |
| Section 552.503 | Office of the friend of the court; creation in judicial circuit; exception; separate office in county; vacancy; merger; head of office as friend of the court; friend of the court as employee of circuit court; performance of duties; office procedures; availability of services to public. |
| Section 552.504 | Citizen friend of the court advisory committee; establishment; composition; appointment; vacancy; terms; election of chairperson and vice-chairperson; court administrative office guidelines; term limitation. |
| Section 552.504a | Citizen advisory committee; scope; duties; subcommittees; meetings open to the public; exception. |
| Section 552.504b | Information and records to be provided to citizen advisory committee. |
| Section 552.504c | Information and records as confidential; disclosure; penalty; grounds for dismissal. |
| Section 552.505 | Duties of friend of the court; failure of party to attend scheduled meeting; charging parties for investigation, report and recommendations; waiver or suspension of fees; disposition of money collected. |
| Section 552.505a | Open friend of the court case; closure. |
| Section 552.507 | Referee; designation by chief judge; powers; transcript of hearing; cost; de novo court hearing; request; interim order; review. |
| Section 552.507a | Making report, recommendation, and supporting documents available to attorneys and parties; informing parties in child custody dispute or guardian concerning preference expressed by child; availability of information. |
| Section 552.508 | Expediting relief; methods. |
| Section 552.509 | Duties of office regarding support payments providing statement of account to parties; initiating and carrying out proceedings to enforce order regarding custody, parenting time, health care coverage or support; enforcement orders entered in other state. |
| Section 552.509a | Centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees. |
| Section 552.511 | Initiating enforcement of support order and custody or parenting time order; procedure; arrearage; amnesty. |
| Section 552.511a | Payment of health care expense; complaint; sending copy of complaint and notice to parent; objection; hearing. |
| Section 552.511b | Custody or parenting time order violations; complaint; sending copy of complaint to individual accused of interfering; action. |
| Section 552.512 | Reporting information to consumer reporting agency. |
| Section 552.513 | Alternative dispute resolution; approval of plan; "protection order" defined; agreement; consent order; confidentiality of communication; qualifications of person providing domestic relations mediation or other forms of alternative dispute resolution. |
| Section 552.515 | Certain actions by employee providing domestic relations mediation; prohibition. |
| Section 552.517 | Review of child support order after final judgment; modification order; calculations; petition for modification; scheduling of hearing; petition to require dependent health care coverage; use of guidelines; costs. |
| Section 552.517a | Repealed. 2002, Act 571, Imd. Eff. Oct. 3, 2002. |
| Section 552.517b | Review of order; notice of right to request; notice of review; calculation of support amount; objection; joint meeting expediting resolution of support issues; provisions; modification; frequency of review. |
| Section 552.517c | Review of support order in another state; procedures. |
| Section 552.517d | Motion for modification of parenting time order. |
| Section 552.517e | Arrearage payment schedules; administrative adjustment. |
| Section 552.517f | Abatement of child support order upon incarceration of 180 days or more; notice; objection and administrative review; modification of order. |
| Section 552.518 | Information from employer or former employer relative to parent. |
| Section 552.519 | State friend of the court bureau; creation; supervision and direction; main office; duties; state advisory committee; report or recommendation; reimbursement for expenses; meetings; assistance. |
| Section 552.520 | Information requested by department of human services. |
| Section 552.521 | Person appointed as friend of the court under former act; continuation; transfer of files, records, funds, and pending cases of office under former act; employees of friend of the court appointed under former act to become employees of corresponding office; employees of state judicial council serving in third judicial circuit to continue in present positions. |
| Section 552.522 | Appointment of attorney to assist friend of the court; compensation. |
| Section 552.523 | Vacancy; appointment of person to position of friend of the court or interim friend of the court; experience or education. |
| Section 552.524 | Annual review of performance record of friend of the court; public notice and comments; written evaluation; written response; copies. |
| Section 552.525 | Removal of friend of the court; approval. |
| Section 552.526 | Grievance procedure; record; powers and duties of citizen advisory committee. |
| Section 552.527 | Compensation and expenses of friend of the court and employees. |
| Section 552.528 | Compilation of data. |
| Section 552.531 | Repealed. 1996, Act 366, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997. |
| Section 552.533 | Repeal of MCL 552.251 to 552.255. |
| Section 552.534 | Conditional effective date. |
| Section 552.535 | Effective date. |
| Act 295 of 1982 | SUPPORT AND PARENTING TIME ENFORCEMENT ACT (552.601 - 552.650) |
| Section 552.601 | Short title. |
| Section 552.602 | Definitions. |
| Section 552.603 | Support order; enforcement; information to be included; notice of new information; service of notices or other papers; accrued interest prohibited; failure to comply with requirements; fee; admission into evidence. |
| Section 552.603a | Failure to pay support; surcharge; calculation; assessment; collection; enforcement. |
| Section 552.603b | Retroactive correction of support amount. |
| Section 552.603d | Repayment plan. |
| Section 552.604 | Support order to provide for order of income withholding; order of income withholding by operation of law; notice; effective date of order. |
| Section 552.605 | Child support order; deviation from formula; agreement. |
| Section 552.605a | Information to be provided to office of the friend of the court; health care coverage; use of guidelines; bond. |
| Section 552.605b | Child support after 18 years of age. |
| Section 552.605c | Support order; monthly amounts; conversion; proration; applicability of excess payment against arrearage; refund. |
| Section 552.605d | Support order; provisions; motion for modification; assignment, redirection, or abatement of support payment; notice. |
| Section 552.605e | Payment plan for arrearages. |
| Section 552.606 | Support order entered under interstate income withholding act. |
| Section 552.607 | Notice of arrearage to payer; contents; sending copy of notice to recipient; request for hearing; time of hearing; de novo hearing; consolidation of hearings; completion of proceedings; review by friend of the court office. |
| 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 552.611a | More than 1 order of income withholding against payer or parent; compliance with source of income; liability; identification of withholding; combining amounts in single payment; identifying portion of single payment attributable to each payer. |
| Section 552.612 | Compliance with order as discharge of liability to payer. |
| Section 552.613 | Failure to comply with order; contempt; finding; initiation of proceedings; jurisdiction. |
| Section 552.614 | Termination or interruption of payer's income; notice; service on new employer or other source of income. |
| 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 552.619 | Modifying support order to exclude support for child of whom payer awarded sole custody; suspension or termination of order of income withholding; circumstances prohibiting written agreement; effectiveness of order of income withholding; refund of money improperly withheld. |
| Section 552.621 | Repealed. 1990, Act 296, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1990. |
| Section 552.623 | Using order of income withholding as basis for refusing to employ, discharging, disciplining, or penalizing payer prohibited; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; restitution; use of occupational, driver's, or recreational or sporting license as basis; exception; fee. |
| Section 552.624 | Offset proceedings against delinquent payer's tax refunds. |
| Section 552.624a | Proceedings to set aside transfer of title or ownership of property without fair consideration. |
| Section 552.624b | Notification to child support lien network and additional clearinghouses of payer with support arrearage. |
| Section 552.625 | Enforcement of support orders; providing bond, security, or other guarantee. |
| Section 552.625a | Lien; creation; effect; full faith and credit to liens created in other states; priority; notice; exceptions to creation of lien; effect of lien on itemized amount in redemption order; definitions. |
| Section 552.625b | Remedy as cumulative; lien; perfection; notice; review procedures; enforcement; termination; disclosure of information. |
| Section 552.625c | Remedy as cumulative; arrearage under payer's support order; payer's financial assets held by financial institution; notice of lien and levy; form; notice of withdrawal; release of assets. |
| Section 552.625d | Obligation or liability of financial institution, insurer, or carrier; limitations. |
| 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 552.625i | Return of forwarded money to payer; reimbursement of fee, cost, or penalty; interest; allocations. |
| Section 552.626 | Notice of income withholding; failure of parent to obtain or maintain health care coverage for child; duties of friend of the court. |
| Section 552.626a | Eligibility of parent for health care coverage through employer; duties of employer. |
| 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 552.628 | Order to suspend payer's occupational, recreational, sporting, or driver's license; notice to payer. |
| Section 552.629 | Suspension hearing; consolidation with modification hearing; order to pay arrearage in installments; suspension order; failure of payer to comply with order. |
| Section 552.630 | Suspension of occupational, driver's, or recreational or sporting license by licensing agency; sending copy of order; schedule for payment of arrearage. |
| Section 552.631 | Failure or refusal to obey and perform support order; civil contempt proceeding; failure to appear; bench warrant; cash performance bond; custody; payment and disposition of costs; order rendering vehicle inoperable. |
| Section 552.632 | Payer arrested under bench warrant; cash performance bond; hearing; form of bond receipt; failure to appear; transmission and deposit of bond; setting aside contempt finding; voluntary appearance by payer; receipt. |
| 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 552.639 | Committing payer to county jail or alternative to jail; violating conditions of court; failure to return to place of confinement as escape from custody; misdemeanor; penalty. |
| Section 552.641 | Complaint alleging custody or parenting time order violation; duties of friend of court; declining to respond to violation; circumstances; compliance with MCL 552.519. |
| Section 552.642 | Makeup parenting time policy; establishment; approval; provisions of policy; notice; response; procedures. |
| Section 552.642a | Joint meeting. |
| Section 552.644 | Civil contempt proceeding to resolve dispute concerning parenting time; commencement by office of friend of court; notice; allegations; finding of violation; powers of court; "good cause" defined; duration of commitment; release; bench warrant; sanction for bad faith; judgment; payment of costs; order rendering vehicle inoperable. |
| Section 552.645 | Finding of contempt for noncompliance with makeup and ongoing parenting time schedule; suspension of license; agreement; hearing on modification of parenting time. |
| Section 552.646 | Custodial parent committed to jail or alternative to jail under MCL 552.644(2)(f); violation of conditions of court; commitment to county jail without privilege; failure to return to place of confinement as escape from custody; misdemeanor; penalty. |
| Section 552.648 | Centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees. |
| Section 552.649 | Conditional effective date. |
| Section 552.650 | Effective date. |
| Act 216 of 1985 | INTERSTATE INCOME WITHHOLDING ACT (552.671 - 552.685) |
| Section 552.671 | Short title. |
| Section 552.672 | Purpose of act. |
| Section 552.673 | Definitions. |
| Section 552.674 | Remedy cumulative; delay or denial of relief prohibited. |
| Section 552.675 | Requesting 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 552.676 | Office 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 552.676a | Filing fee or other costs not required. |
| Section 552.677 | Notice of proposed income withholding; contents; request for hearing; notice of hearing. |
| Section 552.678 | Prima facie proof; defenses of obligor; burden; duties of court. |
| Section 552.679 | Order of income withholding; manner of taking effect; notice. |
| Section 552.680 | Payments 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 552.680a | Transition to centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees. |
| Section 552.681 | Obligor obtaining employment or having new or additional source of income in another state; duty of office of friend of court. |
| Section 552.682 | Voluntary income withholding. |
| Section 552.683 | Applicable law. |
| Section 552.684 | Effective date. |
| Section 552.685 | Conditional effective date. |
| Act 310 of 1996 | Repealed-UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT (552.1101 - 552.1901) |
| Act 255 of 2015 | UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT (552.2101 - 552.2905) |
| 255-2015-1 | ARTICLE 1 (552.2101...552.2105) |
| 255-2015-1-GENERAL-PROVISIONS | GENERAL PROVISIONS (552.2101...552.2102) |
| Section 552.2101 | Short title. |
| Section 552.2102 | Definitions. |
| 255-2015-1-STATE-TRIBUNAL-AND-SUPPORT-ENFORCEMENT-AGENCY | STATE TRIBUNAL AND SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (552.2103...552.2105) |
| Section 552.2103 | Court as tribunal; support enforcement agency. |
| Section 552.2104 | Remedies. |
| Section 552.2105 | Applicability. |
| 255-2015-2 | ARTICLE 2 (552.2201...552.2211) |
| 255-2015-2-JURISDICTION | JURISDICTION (552.2201...552.2204) |
| Section 552.2201 | Tribunal; personal jurisdiction over nonresident. |
| Section 552.2202 | Continuing exclusive jurisdiction. |
| Section 552.2203 | State tribunal serving as initiating and responding tribunal. |
| Section 552.2204 | Establishment of support order; filing petition or pleading; jurisdiction. |
| 255-2015-2-CONTINUING-EXCLUSIVE-JURISDICTION-TO-MODIFY-CHILD-SUPPORT-ORDER | CONTINUING, EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO MODIFY CHILD-SUPPORT ORDER (552.2205...552.2211) |
| Section 552.2205 | Issuance of child-support order; continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; modification; recognition of jurisdiction of another state; ex parte order. |
| Section 552.2206 | State tribunal serving as initiating or responding tribunal. |
| Section 552.2207 | Issuance of 1 or more child-support orders; recognition; request to determine controlling order; filing of certified copy. |
| Section 552.2208 | Response to registrations or petitions for enforcement of 2 or more orders. |
| Section 552.2209 | Crediting amounts collected under other order. |
| Section 552.2210 | Receipt of evidence, communication, and discovery from another state; application of procedural and substantive law. |
| Section 552.2211 | Spousal-support order; modification. |
| 255-2015-3 | ARTICLE 3 (552.2301...552.2319) |
| 255-2015-3-CIVIL-PROVISIONS-OF-GENERAL-APPLICATION | CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION (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 552.2305 | Receipt of petition or pleading by responding tribunal; duties; authority; calculations on which order is based; prohibition; sending copy of order to petitioner, respondent, and initiating tribunal; conversion of foreign currency. |
| 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 552.2316 | Physical presence of nonresident party; documents admissible as evidence; deposition or testimony. |
| 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. |
| 255-2015-4 | ARTICLE 4 (552.2401...552.2402) |
| 255-2015-4-ESTABLISHMENT-OF-SUPPORT-ORDER | ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER (552.2401...552.2402) |
| Section 552.2401 | Issuance of support order. |
| Section 552.2402 | Proceeding to determine parentage of child; responding tribunal. |
| 255-2015-5 | ARTICLE 5 (552.2501...552.2507) |
| 255-2015-5-ENFORCEMENT-OF-SUPPORT-ORDER-WITHOUT-REGISTRATION | ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER WITHOUT REGISTRATION (552.2501...552.2507) |
| Section 552.2501 | Order of income withholding issued by another state. |
| Section 552.2502 | Order of income withholding; receipt by employer; copy to be provided to obligor; compliance with terms of order and state law. |
| Section 552.2503 | Receipt of 2 or more income-withholding orders; priorities. |
| Section 552.2504 | Income withholding order issued in another state; compliance. |
| Section 552.2505 | Income withholding order issued in another state; noncompliance. |
| Section 552.2506 | Income withholding order issued in another state; contesting validity or enforcement; notice. |
| Section 552.2507 | Party or support enforcement agency; receipt of documents required for registering order; enforcement; registration. |
| 255-2015-6 | ARTICLE 6 (552.2601...552.2616) |
| 255-2015-6-REGISTRATION-ENFORCEMENT-AND-MODIFICATION-OF-SUPPORT-ORDER | REGISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT, AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDER (552.2601...552.2604) |
| 255-2015-6-REGISTRATION-ENFORCEMENT-AND-MODIFICATION-OF-SUPPORT-ORDER-1 | PART 1 (552.2601...552.2604) |
| 255-2015-6-REGISTRATION-ENFORCEMENT-AND-MODIFICATION-OF-SUPPORT-ORDER-1-REGISTRATION-FOR-ENFORCEMENT-OF-SUPPORT-ORDER | REGISTRATION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDER (552.2601...552.2604) |
| Section 552.2601 | Registration of order. |
| Section 552.2602 | Registration of order; records to be sent to state tribunal; filing; affirmative remedy; 2 or more orders in effect; controlling order; request for determination. |
| Section 552.2603 | Order issued in another state; registration; recognition; enforcement. |
| Section 552.2604 | Support payments and arrearages; governing law; statute of limitation. |
| 255-2015-6-2 | PART 2 (552.2605...552.2608) |
| 255-2015-6-2-CONTEST-OF-VALIDITY-OR-ENFORCEMENT | CONTEST OF VALIDITY OR ENFORCEMENT (552.2605...552.2608) |
| Section 552.2605 | Notice. |
| Section 552.2606 | Nonregistering party; hearing. |
| Section 552.2607 | Burden of proof; defense; remedies. |
| Section 552.2608 | Registered support order; effect of confirmation. |
| 255-2015-6-3 | PART 3 (552.2609...552.2614) |
| 255-2015-6-3-REGISTRATION-AND-MODIFICATION-OF-CHILD-SUPPORT-ORDER-OF-ANOTHER-STATE | REGISTRATION AND MODIFICATION OF CHILD-SUPPORT ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE (552.2609...552.2614) |
| Section 552.2609 | Modification of support order issued in another state; petition. |
| Section 552.2610 | Enforcement of another state's child-support order. |
| Section 552.2611 | Modification of another state's child-support order; findings; requirements, procedures, and defenses; jurisdictions. |
| Section 552.2612 | Modification of child-support order by tribunal of another state. |
| Section 552.2613 | Child not resident of issuing state; jurisdiction. |
| Section 552.2614 | Issuance of modified child-support order; failure to file with issuing tribunal. |
| 255-2015-6-4 | PART 4 (552.2615...552.2616) |
| 255-2015-6-4-REGISTRATION-AND-MODIFICATION-OF-FOREIGN-CHILD-SUPPORT-ORDER | REGISTRATION AND MODIFICATION OF FOREIGN CHILD-SUPPORT ORDER (552.2615...552.2616) |
| Section 552.2615 | Modification of foreign child-support order. |
| Section 552.2616 | Modification of foreign child-support order; registration; petition. |
| 255-2015-7 | ARTICLE 7 (552.2701...552.2713) |
| 255-2015-7-SUPPORT-PROCEEDING-UNDER-CONVENTION | SUPPORT PROCEEDING UNDER CONVENTION (552.2701...552.2713) |
| Section 552.2701 | Definitions. |
| Section 552.2702 | Applicability of article; inconsistent provisions. |
| Section 552.2703 | Office of child support as designated agency. |
| Section 552.2704 | Office of child support; duties; available proceedings; security, bond, or deposit as payment guarantee prohibited. |
| Section 552.2705 | Support order; direct request. |
| Section 552.2706 | Convention support order; registration. |
| Section 552.2707 | Contesting registered Convention support order. |
| Section 552.2708 | Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order; grounds for refusal; effect. |
| Section 552.2709 | Enforcement of severable part of order. |
| Section 552.2710 | Recognition and enforcement of foreign support agreement registered in this state. |
| Section 552.2711 | Modification of foreign Convention child-support order. |
| Section 552.2712 | Use of personal information. |
| Section 552.2713 | Filing of record in original language; English translation. |
| 255-2015-8 | ARTICLE 8 (552.2801...552.2802) |
| 255-2015-8-INTERSTATE-RENDITION | INTERSTATE RENDITION (552.2801...552.2802) |
| Section 552.2801 | "Governor" defined; authority; extradition. |
| Section 552.2802 | Individual charged criminally with failing to provide support; surrender. |
| 255-2015-9 | ARTICLE 9 (552.2901...552.2905) |
| 255-2015-9-MISCELLANEOUS-PROVISIONS | MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (552.2901...552.2905) |
| Section 552.2901 | Application and construction of act. |
| Section 552.2902 | Applicability of act to proceedings begun on or after effective date of act. |
| Section 552.2903 | Severability. |
| Section 552.2904 | Repeal of MCL 552.1101 to 552.1901. |
| Section 552.2905 | Effective date. |