Section 552.2601 – Registration of Order.
552.2601 Registration of order. Sec. 601. A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state for enforcement. History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016
Section 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.
552.2602 Registration of order; records to be sent to state tribunal; filing; affirmative remedy; 2 or more orders in effect; controlling order; request for determination. Sec. 602. (1) Except as provided in section 706, a support order or income-withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state by […]
Section 552.2603 – Order Issued in Another State; Registration; Recognition; Enforcement.
552.2603 Order issued in another state; registration; recognition; enforcement. Sec. 603. (1) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state. (2) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is […]
Section 552.2604 – Support Payments and Arrearages; Governing Law; Statute of Limitation.
552.2604 Support payments and arrearages; governing law; statute of limitation. Sec. 604. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4), the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs all of the following: (a) The nature, extent, amount, and duration of current payments under a registered support order. (b) The computation and payment of […]
Section 552.2605 – Notice.
552.2605 Notice. Sec. 605. (1) When a support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this state shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice must be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information accompanying the order. […]
Section 552.2606 – Nonregistering Party; Hearing.
552.2606 Nonregistering party; hearing. Sec. 606. (1) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered order in this state shall request a hearing within the time required by section 605. The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense to an allegation of noncompliance with the […]
Section 552.2607 – Burden of Proof; Defense; Remedies.
552.2607 Burden of proof; defense; remedies. Sec. 607. (1) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving 1 or more of the following defenses: (a) The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party. (b) The order was obtained […]
Section 552.2608 – Registered Support Order; Effect of Confirmation.
552.2608 Registered support order; effect of confirmation. Sec. 608. Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration. History: 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016
Section 552.2501 – Order of Income Withholding Issued by Another State.
552.2501 Order of income withholding issued by another state. Sec. 501. An income-withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee, or by the support enforcement agency, to the person defined as the obligor’s employer under section 2 of the support and parenting time enforcement act, 1982 PA […]
Section 552.2502 – Order of Income Withholding; Receipt by Employer; Copy to Be Provided to Obligor; Compliance With Terms of Order and State Law.
552.2502 Order of income withholding; receipt by employer; copy to be provided to obligor; compliance with terms of order and state law. Sec. 502. (1) Upon receipt of an income-withholding order, the obligor’s employer shall immediately provide a copy of the order to the obligor. (2) The employer shall treat an income-withholding order issued in […]