Michigan

552.101 Judgment of divorce or separate maintenance; determining rights of wife or husband in and to policy of life insurance, endowment, or annuity; discharge of liabili

552.102 Realty owned jointly or by entireties; effect of divorce without determination of ownership in decree.

552.103 Realty owned jointly or by entireties; bill of complaint, disposal, sale order, partition.

552.104 Divorce decree; certified copy; recording.

552.121 Foreign divorce decree as basis of action at law.

552.122 Stay of proceedings.

552.123 Judgment; stay, amendment.

552.151 Alimony or support and maintenance order in suit for divorce or separate maintenance; petition; punishment for neglect or violation.

552.152 Payments in default; motion; attachment; “state disbursement unit” or “SDU” defined.

552.153 Order for payment; demand or notice not necessity.

552.154 Attachment; arrest, custody of party.

552.155 Attachment; discharge by execution of bond, court order.

552.156 Transition to centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees.

552.391 Divorced woman; change of name.

552.401 Property owned by spouse; award to party contributing to acquisition, improvement, or accumulation thereof; effect of decree.

552.402 Certified copy of decree; recording or filing.

552.451 Proceedings for support of custodial parent and children; complaint; service; prohibition.

552.451a Proceedings for support of children; support order; burden of proof; applicability of section.

552.451b Proceedings for support of custodial parent and children being supported by public assistance; burden of proof.

552.451c Repealed.

552.452 Hearing; order; contents; burden of proving lack of ability to provide support; amount; medical and other expenses; enforcement of order; custody and parenting ti

552.453 Transmitting order for support to friend of court.

552.454 Prosecuting attorney as attorney for petitioner; agreement to transfer prosecutor's responsibilities; conduct of proceeding on behalf of state; utilization of chi

552.455 Modification of order; application and notice; order void upon entry of judgment of divorce or separate maintenance.

552.456 Warrant for criminal nonsupport; testimony.

552.457 Repealed.

552.458 Fees and costs.

552.458a Centralized receipt and disbursement of support.

552.459 Short title; “state disbursement unit” or “SDU” defined.

552.501 Short title; purposes and construction of act.

552.502 Definitions; A to I.

552.502a Definitions; M to T.

552.503 Office of the friend of the court; creation in judicial circuit; exception; separate office in county; vacancy; merger; head of office as friend of the court; fri

552.504 Citizen friend of the court advisory committee; establishment; composition; appointment; vacancy; terms; election of chairperson and vice-chairperson; court admin

552.504a Citizen advisory committee; scope; duties; subcommittees; meetings open to the public; exception.

552.504b Information and records to be provided to citizen advisory committee.

552.504c Information and records as confidential; disclosure; penalty; grounds for dismissal.

552.505 Duties of friend of the court; failure of party to attend scheduled meeting; charging parties for investigation, report and recommendations; waiver or suspension

552.505a Open friend of the court case; closure.

552.507 Referee; designation by chief judge; powers; transcript of hearing; cost; de novo court hearing; request; interim order; review.

552.507a Making report, recommendation, and supporting documents available to attorneys and parties; informing parties in child custody dispute or guardian concerning pre

552.508 Expediting relief; methods.

552.509 Duties of office regarding support payments providing statement of account to parties; initiating and carrying out proceedings to enforce order regarding custody,

552.509a Centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees.

552.511 Initiating enforcement of support order and custody or parenting time order; procedure; arrearage; amnesty.

552.511a Payment of health care expense; complaint; sending copy of complaint and notice to parent; objection; hearing.

552.511b Custody or parenting time order violations; complaint; sending copy of complaint to individual accused of interfering; action.

552.512 Reporting information to consumer reporting agency.

552.513 Alternative dispute resolution; approval of plan; "protection order" defined; agreement; consent order; confidentiality of communication; qualifications of person

552.515 Certain actions by employee providing domestic relations mediation; prohibition.

552.517 Review of child support order after final judgment; modification order; calculations; petition for modification; scheduling of hearing; petition to require depend

552.517a Repealed.

552.517b Review of order; notice of right to request; notice of review; calculation of support amount; objection; joint meeting expediting resolution of support issues; p

552.517c Review of support order in another state; procedures.

552.517d Motion for modification of parenting time order.

552.517e Arrearage payment schedules; administrative adjustment.

552.517f Abatement of child support order upon incarceration of 180 days or more; notice; objection and administrative review; modification of order.

552.518 Information from employer or former employer relative to parent.

552.519 State friend of the court bureau; creation; supervision and direction; main office; duties; state advisory committee; report or recommendation; reimbursement for

552.520 Information requested by department of human services.

552.521 Person appointed as friend of the court under former act; continuation; transfer of files, records, funds, and pending cases of office under former act; employees

552.522 Appointment of attorney to assist friend of the court; compensation.

552.523 Vacancy; appointment of person to position of friend of the court or interim friend of the court; experience or education.

552.524 Annual review of performance record of friend of the court; public notice and comments; written evaluation; written response; copies.

552.525 Removal of friend of the court; approval.

552.526 Grievance procedure; record; powers and duties of citizen advisory committee.

552.527 Compensation and expenses of friend of the court and employees.

552.528 Compilation of data.

552.531 Repealed.

552.533 Repeal of MCL 552.251 to 552.255.

552.534 Conditional effective date.

552.535 Effective date.

552.601 Short title.

552.602 Definitions.

552.603 Support order; enforcement; information to be included; notice of new information; service of notices or other papers; accrued interest prohibited; failure to com

552.603a Failure to pay support; surcharge; calculation; assessment; collection; enforcement.

552.603b Retroactive correction of support amount.

552.603d Repayment plan.

552.604 Support order to provide for order of income withholding; order of income withholding by operation of law; notice; effective date of order.

552.605 Child support order; deviation from formula; agreement.

552.605a Information to be provided to office of the friend of the court; health care coverage; use of guidelines; bond.

552.605b Child support after 18 years of age.

552.605c Support order; monthly amounts; conversion; proration; applicability of excess payment against arrearage; refund.

552.605d Support order; provisions; motion for modification; assignment, redirection, or abatement of support payment; notice.

552.605e Payment plan for arrearages.

552.606 Support order entered under interstate income withholding act.

552.607 Notice of arrearage to payer; contents; sending copy of notice to recipient; request for hearing; time of hearing; de novo hearing; consolidation of hearings; com

552.607a Documentary evidence of income withheld.

552.608 Limitation on amount of income withheld.

552.609 Order of income withholding; service; notice.

552.610 Payer to give friend of court name and address of employer.

552.611 Order of income withholding; duration; priority.

552.611a More than 1 order of income withholding against payer or parent; compliance with source of income; liability; identification of withholding; combining amounts in

552.612 Compliance with order as discharge of liability to payer.

552.613 Failure to comply with order; contempt; finding; initiation of proceedings; jurisdiction.

552.614 Termination or interruption of payer's income; notice; service on new employer or other source of income.

552.615 Notice of change in circumstances.

552.615a Military service adjustment; procedures.

552.617 Notice of support modification; changing amount assigned or withheld.

552.619 Modifying support order to exclude support for child of whom payer awarded sole custody; suspension or termination of order of income withholding; circumstances p

552.621 Repealed.

552.623 Using order of income withholding as basis for refusing to employ, discharging, disciplining, or penalizing payer prohibited; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; r

552.624 Offset proceedings against delinquent payer's tax refunds.

552.624a Proceedings to set aside transfer of title or ownership of property without fair consideration.

552.624b Notification to child support lien network and additional clearinghouses of payer with support arrearage.

552.625 Enforcement of support orders; providing bond, security, or other guarantee.

552.625a Lien; creation; effect; full faith and credit to liens created in other states; priority; notice; exceptions to creation of lien; effect of lien on itemized amou

552.625b Remedy as cumulative; lien; perfection; notice; review procedures; enforcement; termination; disclosure of information.

552.625c Remedy as cumulative; arrearage under payer's support order; payer's financial assets held by financial institution; notice of lien and levy; form; notice of wit

552.625d Obligation or liability of financial institution, insurer, or carrier; limitations.

552.625e Freeze of payer's financial assets; execution; notice.

552.625f Levy on financial assets; challenge; procedures.

552.625g Forwarding money by financial institution, insurer, or carrier.

552.625h Circuit court review.

552.625i Return of forwarded money to payer; reimbursement of fee, cost, or penalty; interest; allocations.

552.626 Notice of income withholding; failure of parent to obtain or maintain health care coverage for child; duties of friend of the court.

552.626a Eligibility of parent for health care coverage through employer; duties of employer.

552.626b Order or notice for dependent health care coverage; requirements.

552.626c Order for health care coverage; modification notice.

552.626d Notice to department of social services identifying health care coverage.

552.627 Other enforcement action.

552.628 Order to suspend payer's occupational, recreational, sporting, or driver's license; notice to payer.

552.629 Suspension hearing; consolidation with modification hearing; order to pay arrearage in installments; suspension order; failure of payer to comply with order.

552.630 Suspension of occupational, driver's, or recreational or sporting license by licensing agency; sending copy of order; schedule for payment of arrearage.

552.631 Failure or refusal to obey and perform support order; civil contempt proceeding; failure to appear; bench warrant; cash performance bond; custody; payment and dis

552.632 Payer arrested under bench warrant; cash performance bond; hearing; form of bond receipt; failure to appear; transmission and deposit of bond; setting aside conte

552.633 Finding payer in contempt; presumption; proof of currently available resources.

552.635 Repealed.

552.635a Alternative contempt track docket.

552.636 Friend of the court enforcement action; assessment of reasonable expenses.

552.637 Order of commitment.

552.639 Committing payer to county jail or alternative to jail; violating conditions of court; failure to return to place of confinement as escape from custody; misdemean

552.641 Complaint alleging custody or parenting time order violation; duties of friend of court; declining to respond to violation; circumstances; compliance with MCL 552

552.642 Makeup parenting time policy; establishment; approval; provisions of policy; notice; response; procedures.

552.642a Joint meeting.

552.644 Civil contempt proceeding to resolve dispute concerning parenting time; commencement by office of friend of court; notice; allegations; finding of violation; powe

552.645 Finding of contempt for noncompliance with makeup and ongoing parenting time schedule; suspension of license; agreement; hearing on modification of parenting time

552.646 Custodial parent committed to jail or alternative to jail under MCL 552.644(2)(f); violation of conditions of court; commitment to county jail without privilege;

552.648 Centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees.

552.649 Conditional effective date.

552.650 Effective date.

552.671 Short title.

552.672 Purpose of act.

552.673 Definitions.

552.674 Remedy cumulative; delay or denial of relief prohibited.

552.675 Requesting agency of another jurisdiction to enter order for purpose of obtaining income withholding; documentation; copy of subsequent modifications of support o

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 o

552.676a Filing fee or other costs not required.

552.677 Notice of proposed income withholding; contents; request for hearing; notice of hearing.

552.678 Prima facie proof; defenses of obligor; burden; duties of court.

552.679 Order of income withholding; manner of taking effect; notice.

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

552.680a Transition to centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees.

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

552.682 Voluntary income withholding.

552.683 Applicable law.

552.684 Effective date.

552.685 Conditional effective date.

552.2101 Short title.

552.2102 Definitions.

552.2103 Court as tribunal; support enforcement agency.

552.2104 Remedies.

552.2105 Applicability.

552.2201 Tribunal; personal jurisdiction over nonresident.

552.2202 Continuing exclusive jurisdiction.

552.2203 State tribunal serving as initiating and responding tribunal.

552.2204 Establishment of support order; filing petition or pleading; jurisdiction.

552.2205 Issuance of child-support order; continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; modification; recognition of jurisdiction of another state; ex parte order.

552.2206 State tribunal serving as initiating or responding tribunal.

552.2207 Issuance of 1 or more child-support orders; recognition; request to determine controlling order; filing of certified copy.

552.2208 Response to registrations or petitions for enforcement of 2 or more orders.

552.2209 Crediting amounts collected under other order.

552.2210 Receipt of evidence, communication, and discovery from another state; application of procedural and substantive law.

552.2211 Spousal-support order; modification.

552.2301 Applicability of article to proceedings; initiation; petition.

552.2302 Proceeding on behalf of minor's child.

552.2303 Responding tribunal; duties.

552.2304 Forwarding copies of petition and documents; certificate; findings.

552.2305 Receipt of petition or pleading by responding tribunal; duties; authority; calculations on which order is based; prohibition; sending copy of order to petitioner

552.2306 Petition or pleading received by inappropriate tribunal.

552.2307 Support enforcement agency; duties.

552.2308 Support enforcement agency; neglect or refusal to provide services.

552.2309 Employment of private counsel.

552.2310 Office of child support as state information agency; duties.

552.2311 Petition; contents; form.

552.2312 Disclosure of certain information.

552.2313 Fees, costs, or expenses.

552.2314 Jurisdiction over petitioner in another jurisdiction.

552.2315 Nonparentage as defense.

552.2316 Physical presence of nonresident party; documents admissible as evidence; deposition or testimony.

552.2317 Communication.

552.2318 Authority of state tribunal to obtain or respond to discovery.

552.2319 Disbursement of amounts received under support order; certified statement.

552.2401 Issuance of support order.

552.2402 Proceeding to determine parentage of child; responding tribunal.

552.2501 Order of income withholding issued by another state.

552.2502 Order of income withholding; receipt by employer; copy to be provided to obligor; compliance with terms of order and state law.

552.2503 Receipt of 2 or more income-withholding orders; priorities.

552.2504 Income withholding order issued in another state; compliance.

552.2505 Income withholding order issued in another state; noncompliance.

552.2506 Income withholding order issued in another state; contesting validity or enforcement; notice.

552.2507 Party or support enforcement agency; receipt of documents required for registering order; enforcement; registration.

552.2601 Registration of order.

552.2602 Registration of order; records to be sent to state tribunal; filing; affirmative remedy; 2 or more orders in effect; controlling order; request for determination

552.2603 Order issued in another state; registration; recognition; enforcement.

552.2604 Support payments and arrearages; governing law; statute of limitation.

552.2605 Notice.

552.2606 Nonregistering party; hearing.

552.2607 Burden of proof; defense; remedies.

552.2608 Registered support order; effect of confirmation.

552.2609 Modification of support order issued in another state; petition.

552.2610 Enforcement of another state's child-support order.

552.2611 Modification of another state's child-support order; findings; requirements, procedures, and defenses; jurisdictions.

552.2612 Modification of child-support order by tribunal of another state.

552.2613 Child not resident of issuing state; jurisdiction.

552.2614 Issuance of modified child-support order; failure to file with issuing tribunal.

552.2615 Modification of foreign child-support order.

552.2616 Modification of foreign child-support order; registration; petition.

552.2701 Definitions.

552.2702 Applicability of article; inconsistent provisions.

552.2703 Office of child support as designated agency.

552.2704 Office of child support; duties; available proceedings; security, bond, or deposit as payment guarantee prohibited.

552.2705 Support order; direct request.

552.2706 Convention support order; registration.

552.2707 Contesting registered Convention support order.

552.2708 Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order; grounds for refusal; effect.

552.2709 Enforcement of severable part of order.

552.2710 Recognition and enforcement of foreign support agreement registered in this state.

552.2711 Modification of foreign Convention child-support order.

552.2712 Use of personal information.

552.2713 Filing of record in original language; English translation.

552.2801 "Governor" defined; authority; extradition.

552.2802 Individual charged criminally with failing to provide support; surrender.

552.2901 Application and construction of act.

552.2902 Applicability of act to proceedings begun on or after effective date of act.

552.2903 Severability.

552.2904 Repeal of MCL 552.1101 to 552.1901.

552.2905 Effective date.