Title 552, DIVORCE

Sec. 35a. (1) A payer who meets the criteria in subsection (2) may, with the consent of the court, agree to have his or her case placed on an alternative contempt track docket. (2) The alternative contempt track is available for a payer who is determined by the court to have diff…

Sec. 36. In addition to any remedy or sanction provided in section 31 or 33, the court may assess the payer the actual reasonable expense of the friend of the court in bringing any enforcement action for noncompliance with a spousal support order that is not eligible for funding …

Sec. 37. (1) An order of commitment under section 33 shall be entered only if other remedies appear unlikely to correct the payer's failure or refusal to pay support. (2) An order of commitment under section 33(1)(a) shall state the amount to be paid by the payer in order to be r…

Sec. 39. (1) If a payer is committed to jail or an alternative to jail under section 33(1)(b) or 35(2)(a) and violates the conditions prescribed by the court, the court shall commit the payer to the county jail without the privilege provided under section 33(1)(b) or 35(2)(a) for…

Sec. 41. (1) For a friend of the court case, a friend of the court shall do 1 or more of the following in response to an alleged custody or parenting time order violation stated in a complaint submitted under section 11b of the friend of the court act, MCL 552.511b: (a) Apply a m…

Sec. 42. (1) Each circuit shall establish a makeup parenting time policy under which a parent who has been wrongfully denied parenting time is able to make up the parenting time at a later date. The policy does not apply until it is approved by the chief circuit judge. A makeup p…

Sec. 42a. (1) A joint meeting scheduled by the office of the friend of the court under section 41 of this act or section 17 of the friend of the court act, MCL 552.517, and procedures following a joint meeting are governed by this section. (2) A joint meeting may take place in pe…

Sec. 44. (1) If the office of the friend of the court determines that a procedure for resolving a parenting time dispute authorized under section 41 other than a civil contempt proceeding is unsuccessful in resolving the parenting time dispute, the office of the friend of the cou…

Sec. 45. (1) If the court enters an order under section 44(2)(g) and the parent fails to comply with the makeup and ongoing parenting time schedule, the court shall find the parent in contempt and, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may suspend the parent's license or…

Sec. 46. (1) If a custodial parent is committed to jail or an alternative to jail under section 44(2)(f) and violates the conditions ordered by the court, the court shall commit the person to the county jail without the privilege provided under section 44(2)(f) for the balance of…

Sec. 48. The state disbursement unit is responsible for the centralized receipt and disbursement of support. An office of the friend of the court may continue to receive support and fees.

Sec. 49. This act shall not take effect unless the following bills of the 81st Legislature are enacted into law: (a) House Bill No. 4870. (b) House Bill No. 4873. (c) House Bill No. 5257.

Sec. 50. Except as provided in section 49, this act shall take effect July 1, 1983.