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Michigan Statutes, Title 38

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Title 38, CIVIL SERVICE AND RETIREMENT

47 chapters · 822 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 38822 Ch 240-of-1943, STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT ACT119 Ch 300-of-1980, THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREME…114 Ch 261-of-1957, MICHIGAN LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYST…95 Ch 234-of-1992, THE JUDGES RETIREMENT ACT OF 199290 Ch 182-of-1986, STATE POLICE RETIREMENT ACT OF 198674 Ch 4-of-1937 (Ex. Sess.), TEACHERS' TENURE38 Ch 314-of-1965, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM IN…36 Ch 370-of-1941, COUNTY EMPLOYEES' CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM30 Ch 205-of-1951, SOCIAL SECURITY FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES21 Ch 246-of-1965, TOWNSHIP CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM21 Ch 78-of-1935, FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN CIVIL SERVICE …20 Ch 345-of-1937, FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS RE…20 Ch 77-of-2010, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT HEALTH CA…19 Ch 46-of-1991, ELIGIBLE DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER ACT11

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1701 Short title.
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Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "eligible domestic relations order act".
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1702 Definitions.
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Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Alternate payee" means a spouse of a participant under a judgment of separate maintenance, or a former spouse, child, or dependent of a participant, who is named in an eligible domestic relations order. (b) "Benefit" means an annuity, a pension, …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1703 Right of alternate payee to share of benefit payable to participant; payment of benefit pursuant to EDRO.
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Sec. 3. Subject to the requirements of this act, an alternate payee is entitled to an actual interest in a share of a benefit that is or will become payable to a participant, if so provided in an EDRO filed with the retirement system. The retirement system shall administer the pa…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1704 Payment of benefit to alternate payee under EDRO; effective date; form.
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Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the payment of a benefit to an alternate payee under an EDRO and this act shall begin on the retirement allowance effective date of the participant. The payment of a benefit under an EDRO and this act shall be paid in 1 of the fol…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1705 Election by alternate payee to receive interest in benefit after participant's earliest retirement date, but before termination of employment date; recalculation of benefit if participant retires before age 60.

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Sec. 5. (1) An EDRO may provide for the payment of a benefit to an alternate payee beginning on or after the participant's earliest retirement date but before the participant terminates employment as provided in this section. An alternate payee shall begin to receive the payment …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1706 Spouse under judgment of separate maintenance or former spouse considered in EDRO as surviving spouse for purpose of receiving retirement benefit; benefit amount.

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Sec. 6. An EDRO may provide that a spouse under a judgment of separate maintenance or a former spouse is considered the spouse of a participant for the purpose of receiving a benefit as a surviving spouse under the retirement system. The benefit payable to a spouse under a judgme…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1707 Death of alternate payee before interest in benefit paid; reversion.

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Sec. 7. If an alternate payee under this act dies before receiving any payment of his or her interest in a benefit pursuant to this act and an EDRO, that interest reverts to the participant.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1708 Creation, assignment, or recognition of alternate payee's right to interest in benefit share not prohibited assignment under retirement system.

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Sec. 8. The creation, assignment, or recognition of a right of an alternate payee to an actual interest in a share of a benefit that is or will become payable to a participant pursuant to an EDRO under this act is not a prohibited assignment under a retirement system.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1709 Determination by retirement system whether domestic relations order is EDRO; procedure; notice.

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Sec. 9. Each retirement system shall establish a reasonable procedure to determine if a domestic relations order is an EDRO under this act. The retirement system shall promptly notify the participant and alternate payee named in a domestic relations order that the retirement syst…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1710 Domestic relations order as EDRO; determination by retirement system; notice; retirement allowance effective date; filing amended EDRO; providing notice by first-class mail.

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Sec. 10. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the retirement system shall, within a reasonable period of time after receiving a domestic relations order, determine if the domestic relations order is an EDRO under this act. If the retirement system determines that the…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1711 Status of domestic relations order filed with retirement system before effective date of act.

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Sec. 11. A domestic relations order filed with the retirement system before the effective date of this act is considered an EDRO under this act if the retirement system is making payments under the domestic relations order on the effective date of this act or to the extent a dome…