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Michigan Statutes, Title 552

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Title 552, DIVORCE

16 chapters · 271 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 552271 Ch 255-of-2015, UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT80 Ch 295-of-1982, SUPPORT AND PARENTING TIME ENFORCEME…67 Ch 294-of-1982, FRIEND OF THE COURT ACT41 Ch R.S.-of-1846, Revised Statutes of 184639 Ch 216-of-1985, INTERSTATE INCOME WITHHOLDING ACT17 Ch 138-of-1966, THE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT11 Ch 379-of-1913, COLLECTION OF ALIMONY OR SUPPORT AND…6 Ch 259-of-1909, JUDGMENTS OF DIVORCE OR SEPARATE MAI…4 Ch 52-of-1911, ALIMONY AWARDED BY COURT OF ANOTHER …3 Ch 42-of-1949, AWARD OF PROPERTY OWNED BY SPOUSE TO…2 Ch 299-of-1905, CHANGE OF NAME OF DIVORCED WOMAN1

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.671 Short title.
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Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "interstate income withholding act".
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.672 Purpose of act.
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Sec. 2. The purpose of this act is to enhance the enforcement of support obligations by providing a quick and effective procedure for the withholding of income derived in this jurisdiction to enforce support orders of other jurisdictions, and by requiring that income withholding …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.673 Definitions.
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Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Agency" means the court or entity in another jurisdiction with functions similar to those assigned in this act to the office of the friend of the court and the office of child support relative to the issuance and enforcement of support orders. (b…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.674 Remedy cumulative; delay or denial of relief prohibited.
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Sec. 4. The remedy provided in this act is in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other remedy otherwise available to enforce a support order of another jurisdiction. Relief under this act shall not be denied, delayed, or otherwise affected because of the availability o…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.

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Sec. 5. On behalf of a client for whom the office of the friend of the court is already providing services, or on application of a resident of this state, an obligee or obligor of a support order issued by this state or an entity to whom the obligee has assigned support rights, o…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.

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Sec. 6. (1) Upon receiving a support order of another jurisdiction with the documentation specified in subsection (2) from an agency, an obligee, an obligor, or an attorney for either, the office of child support shall forward the documentation to the office of the friend of the …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.676a Filing fee or other costs not required.

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Sec. 6a. A court shall not require payment of either a filing fee or other costs from the obligee.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.677 Notice of proposed income withholding; contents; request for hearing; notice of hearing.

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Sec. 7. (1) On the date a support order is entered under section 6, the office of the friend of the court shall send to the obligor, in the manner provided in section 7 of the support and parenting time enforcement act, being section 552.507 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, a notic…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.678 Prima facie proof; defenses of obligor; burden; duties of court.

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Sec. 8. (1) At any hearing contesting proposed income withholding based on a support order entered under section 6, the support order, accompanying sworn or certified statement, and a certified copy of an order of income withholding still in effect, if any, shall constitute prima…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.679 Order of income withholding; manner of taking effect; notice.

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Sec. 9. If the obligor does not request a hearing in the time provided, or if a hearing is held and it is determined that the obligee has or is entitled to income withholding under the law of the jurisdiction that issued the support order, income withholding shall be ordered and …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.

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Sec. 10. (1) An order of income withholding under this act shall direct payment to be made to the office of the friend of the court or the state disbursement unit, as appropriate. The office of the friend of the court or SDU shall promptly transmit payments received pursuant to a…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.680a Transition to centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees.

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Sec. 10a. The department, the SDU, and each office of the friend of the court shall cooperate in the transition to the centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees. An office of the friend of the court shall continue to receive and disburse support and fees through th…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.681 Obligor obtaining employment or having new or additional source of income in another state; duty of office of friend of court.

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Sec. 11. If the office of the friend of the court determines that the obligor has obtained employment in another state or has a new or additional source of income in another state, it shall notify the person or agency which requested the income withholding of the changes within 7…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.682 Voluntary income withholding.

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Sec. 12. A person who is the obligor on a support order of another jurisdiction may obtain voluntary income withholding by filing with the office of the friend of the court in the county in which withholding is sought a request for income withholding and a certified copy of the s…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.683 Applicable law.

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Sec. 13. (1) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (2), the law of this state shall apply in all actions and proceedings concerning the entry, enforcement, and duration of orders of income withholding entered by a court in this state, based upon a support order of another ju…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.684 Effective date.

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Sec. 14. This act shall take effect on March 1, 1986.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.685 Conditional effective date.

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Sec. 15. This act shall not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 83rd Legislature are enacted into law: (a) Senate Bill No. 227. (b) Senate Bill No. 228.