CHILD SUPPORT: CARE PROVIDER S.B. 526:
SUMMARY AS ENACTED
Senate Bill 526 (as enacted) PUBLIC ACT 380 of 2014
Sponsor: Senator Bruce Caswell
Senate Committee: Families, Seniors and Human Services
House Committee: Families, Children, and Seniors
CONTENT
The bill amends the Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act to allow the Friend of the Court to consider the person who is providing the actual care, support, and maintenance of a child as the recipient of the support.
The Act provides that the Friend of the Court may, subject to notice requirements, consider the person who is legally responsible for the actual care, support, and maintenance of a child for whom support is ordered as the recipient of child support and may redirect support paid for that child to the recipient. The Act also requires the court to include within a child support order a statement that the Friend of the Court may do so, subject to certain provisions.
The bill refers in these provisions to the person "who is providing", rather than "legally responsible for", the actual care, support, and maintenance of a child.
The bill will take effect on March 17, 2015.
MCL 552.605d Legislative Analyst: Suzanne Lowe
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill will have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.