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2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Act 138 of 1966


THE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

Act 138 of 1966

AN ACT to confer jurisdiction upon the circuit courts to order and enforce the payment of money for the support, in certain cases, of parents having physical custody of minor children or children who have reached the age of majority and of minor children or children who have reached the age of majority by noncustodial parents and to enter orders governing custody and parenting time for those children; to provide for the termination of the effectiveness of the support orders; and to provide for the payment of fees and assessment of costs in those cases.


History: 1966, Act 138, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;--Am. 1970, Act 153, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1970 ;--Am. 1983, Act 196, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983 ;--Am. 1990, Act 237, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1990 ;--Am. 2002, Act 574, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002




The People of the State of Michigan enact:

DocumentDescription
Section 552.451Proceedings for support of custodial parent and children; complaint; service; prohibition.
Section 552.451aProceedings for support of children; support order; burden of proof; applicability of section.
Section 552.451bProceedings for support of custodial parent and children being supported by public assistance; burden of proof.
Section 552.451cRepealed. 2001, Act 111, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001.
Section 552.452Hearing; order; contents; burden of proving lack of ability to provide support; amount; enforcement of order; custody and parenting time.
Section 552.453Transmitting order for support to friend of court.
Section 552.454Prosecuting attorney as attorney for petitioner; utilization of child support formula as guideline; transmittal of payments to family independence agency.
Section 552.455Modification of order; application and notice; order void upon entry of judgment of divorce or separate maintenance.
Section 552.456Warrant for criminal nonsupport; testimony.
Section 552.457Reimbursement of county for cost of enforcing support or parenting time orders; service fee; computation, payment, and disposition; failure or refusal to pay service fee; contempt.
Section 552.458Fees and costs.
Section 552.458aTransition to centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees.
Section 552.459Short title; "state disbursement unit" or "SDU" defined.

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