Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.151
Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "revised uniform reciprocal enforcement of support act".
Michigan Compiled Laws — REVISED UNIFORM RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ACT (Act 8 of 1952)
Michigan · statute · 8 of 1952, Mich. Comp. Laws · 46 active provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.152
Purposes of act; construction.
(1) The purposes of this act are to improve, extend, and make uniform by reciprocal legislation the enforcement of duties of support. (2) This act shall be construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact comparable legislation.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.153
Meanings of words and phrases.
For the purposes of this act, unless the context requires otherwise, the words and phrases defined in sections 3a and 3b have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.153a
Definitions; C to O.
(1) "Court" means the appropriate circuit court of this state and, when the context requires, means the appropriate court of any other state as defined in a substantially similar reciprocal law. (2) "Duty of support" means any duty of support owed to an obligee whether imposed or imposable by law or by order, decree, o…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.153b
Definitions; P to S.
(1) "Prosecuting attorney" means the public official in the appropriate jurisdiction who has the duty to enforce criminal laws relating to the failure to provide for the support of a person. (2) "Register" means to file in the registry of foreign support orders. (3) "Registering court" means a court of this state in wh…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.154
Remedies additional.
The remedies herein provided are in addition to and not in substitution for any other remedies.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.155
Duties of support generally.
Duties of support arising under the law of this state, when applicable under section 8, bind the obligor present in this state regardless of the presence or residence of the obligee.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.156
Powers of governor.
The governor of this state may: (a) Demand of the governor of another state the surrender of a person found in that state who is charged in this state with the crime of failing to provide for the support of any person. (b) Surrender on demand by the governor of another state a person found in this state who is charged…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.156a
Conditions to making demand upon governor; delaying or declining honoring of demand.
(1) Before making the demand upon the governor of another state for the surrender of a person charged criminally in this state with failing to provide for the support of a person, the governor of this state may require any prosecuting attorney of this state to satisfy him or her that at least 60 days prior thereto the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.157
Obligor relieved of extradition; requirements.
Any obligor contemplated by sections 6 and 6a, who submits to the jurisdiction of the court of such other state and complies with the court's order of support, shall be relieved of extradition for desertion or nonsupport entered in the courts of this state during the period of such compliance.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.158
Applicable duties of support; presumption.
Duties of support applicable under this act are those imposed or imposable under the laws of any state where the obligor was present for the period during which support is sought. The obligor is presumed to have been present in the responding state during the period for which support is sought until otherwise shown.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.159
Reimbursement of state or political subdivision.
If a state or a political subdivision furnishes support to an individual obligee, it has the same right to initiate a proceeding under this act as the individual obligee for the purpose of securing reimbursement for support furnished and of obtaining continuing support.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.159a
Enforcement of duties of support; defense of immunity not available.
All duties of support, including the duty to pay arrearages, are enforceable by a proceeding under this act including a proceeding for civil contempt. The defense that the parties are immune to suit because of their relationship as husband and wife or parent and child is not available to the obligor.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.160
Jurisdiction; venue.
(1) Jurisdiction of any proceeding in this state under this act is vested in the circuit court. (2) The proper venue if this state is acting as an initiating state is in the county in which the petitioner resides or in which a valid prior and existing support order has been issued. The proper venue if this state is act…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.160a
Representation of obligee by prosecuting attorney; agreement to transfer prosecutor's responsibilities; conduct of proceeding on behalf of state.
(1) If this state is acting as an initiating state, the prosecuting attorney, upon the request of the state department of human services, shall represent the obligee in any proceeding under this act. (2) The prosecuting attorney and the department of human services may enter into an agreement to transfer the prosecutor…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.161
Petition; verification; contents; filing; accepting or forwarding petition.
(1) The petition shall be verified and shall state the name and, so far as known to the obligee, the address and circumstances of the obligor and the persons for whom support is sought and all other pertinent information. The obligee may include in or attach to the petition any information which may help in locating or…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.161a
Petition on behalf of minor obligee; execution and filing.
A petition on behalf of a minor obligee may be executed and filed without appointment of the petitioner as guardian ad litem or next friend.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.162
Certification of petition; sending forms package and copy of act to interstate central registry; certification requirements.
If the initiating court finds that the petition sets forth facts from which it may be determined that the obligor owes a duty of support and that a court of the responding state may obtain jurisdiction of the obligor or the obligor's property, the initiating court shall so certify and cause a completed forms package as…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.162a
Belief that obligor may flee jurisdiction; procedure.
If the court of this state believes that the obligor may flee the jurisdiction, it may: (a) As an initiating court, request in its certificate that the responding court obtain the body of the obligor by appropriate process. (b) As a responding court, obtain the body of the obligor by appropriate process. The court may…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.162b
Duties of office of child support; use of state locator service.
(1) The office of child support of the state department of human services is designated as the state information agency and the interstate central registry under this act, and it shall do all of the following: (a) Distribute copies of any amendments to the act and a statement of their effective date to all other state…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.163
Court acting as responding court; docketing case; notification; jurisdiction by court over obligor or obligor's property; utilization of child support formula.
(1) When the court of this state, acting as a responding court, receives from the interstate central registry of this state copies of the petition, certificate, and act, the clerk of the court shall docket the case and notify the prosecuting attorney of the county, an attorney employed or contracted under section 10a(2…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.163a
Inability to obtain jurisdiction; duties of prosecuting attorney, attorney employed or contracted, or friend of the court; forwarding documents.
If, because of inaccuracies in the petition or otherwise, the court cannot obtain jurisdiction, the prosecuting attorney, an attorney employed or contracted under section 10a(2), or the friend of the court shall inform the court of what he or she has done to locate the obligor or the property of the obligor and request…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.163b
Manner of conducting proceedings.
The court, except as provided otherwise in this act, shall conduct proceedings under this act in the manner prescribed by law for an action for the enforcement of the type of duty of support claimed.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.163c
Evidence as to duty of support.
If the obligee is not present at the hearing and the obligor offers evidence constituting a defense which the court does not consider frivolous, upon the request of either party, the court shall continue the hearing to permit evidence relative to the duty of support. The evidence may be adduced by either party by depos…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.164
Support order; payments; amount; deviation from formula.
(1) If the court of this state when acting as a responding court finds a duty of support, the court may order the obligor to furnish support and subject the property of the obligor to the order. The support order shall require that payments be made to the office of the friend of the court or the state disbursement unit…
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