Section 552.601 – Short Title.
552.601 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “support and parenting time enforcement act”. History: 1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983 ;– Am. 1996, Act 25, Eff. June 1, 1996
Section 552.602 – Definitions.
552.602 Definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Account” means any of the following: (i) A demand deposit account. (ii) A draft account. (iii) A checking account. (iv) A negotiable order of withdrawal account. (v) A share account. (vi) A savings account. (vii) A time savings account. (viii) A mutual fund account. (ix) […]
Section 552.603 – Support Order; Enforcement; Information to Be Included; Notice of New Information; Service of Notices or Other Papers; Accrued Interest Prohibited; Failure to Comply With Requirements; Fee; Admission Into Evidence.
552.603 Support order; enforcement; information to be included; notice of new information; service of notices or other papers; accrued interest prohibited; failure to comply with requirements; fee; admission into evidence. Sec. 3. (1) A support order issued by a court of this state shall be enforced as provided in this act. (2) Except as otherwise […]
Section 552.603a – Failure to Pay Support; Surcharge; Calculation; Assessment; Collection; Enforcement.
552.603a Failure to pay support; surcharge; calculation; assessment; collection; enforcement. Sec. 3a. (1) Subject to subsection (6), for a friend of the court case, if the court determines that the payer has failed to pay support under a support order and the failure was willful, the court may order that on January 1 and July […]
Section 552.603b – Retroactive Correction of Support Amount.
552.603b Retroactive correction of support amount. Sec. 3b. If an individual who is required by the court to report his or her income to the court or the office of the friend of the court knowingly and intentionally fails to report, refuses to report, or knowingly misrepresents that income, after notice and an opportunity for […]
Section 552.603d – Repayment Plan.
552.603d Repayment plan. Sec. 3d. (1) A party or the friend of the court may file a motion with the court for a repayment plan order that provides, subject to federal law or regulation, for discharge of amounts assessed as surcharge and for the waiver of future surcharge. The court shall enter the repayment plan […]
Section 552.604 – Support Order to Provide for Order of Income Withholding; Order of Income Withholding by Operation of Law; Notice; Effective Date of Order.
552.604 Support order to provide for order of income withholding; order of income withholding by operation of law; notice; effective date of order. Sec. 4. (1) After July 1, 1983, each support order entered or modified by the circuit court shall provide for an order of income withholding. (2) Each support order entered by the […]
Section 552.605 – Child Support Order; Deviation From Formula; Agreement.
552.605 Child support order; deviation from formula; agreement. Sec. 5. (1) If a court orders the payment of child support under this or another act of the state, this section applies to that order. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the court shall order child support in an amount determined by application of […]
Section 552.605a – Information to Be Provided to Office of the Friend of the Court; Health Care Coverage; Use of Guidelines; Bond.
552.605a Information to be provided to office of the friend of the court; health care coverage; use of guidelines; bond. Sec. 5a. (1) For a friend of the court case, a child support order entered or modified by the court shall provide that each party shall keep the office of the friend of the court […]
Section 552.605b – Child Support After 18 Years of Age.
552.605b Child support after 18 years of age. Sec. 5b. (1) A court that orders child support may order support for a child after the child reaches 18 years of age as provided in this section. (2) The court may order child support for the time a child is regularly attending high school on a […]
Section 552.605c – Support Order; Monthly Amounts; Conversion; Proration; Applicability of Excess Payment Against Arrearage; Refund.
552.605c Support order; monthly amounts; conversion; proration; applicability of excess payment against arrearage; refund. Sec. 5c. (1) All support orders shall be stated in monthly amounts payable on the first of each month in advance. A support obligation not paid by the last day of the month in which it accrues is past due. If […]
Section 552.605d – Support Order; Provisions; Motion for Modification; Assignment, Redirection, or Abatement of Support Payment; Notice.
552.605d Support order; provisions; motion for modification; assignment, redirection, or abatement of support payment; notice. Sec. 5d. (1) On and after June 1, 2003, each support order the court enters or modifies must include substantially the following provisions: (a) If a child for whom support is payable under the order is under the state’s jurisdiction […]
Section 552.605e – Payment Plan for Arrearages.
552.605e Payment plan for arrearages. Sec. 5e. (1) A payer who has an arrearage under a support order may file a motion with the circuit court for a payment plan to pay arrearages and to discharge or abate arrearages. Except as provided in subsection (7)(d), if the payer files a motion for a payment plan, […]
Section 552.606 – Support Order Entered Under Interstate Income Withholding Act.
552.606 Support order entered under interstate income withholding act. Sec. 6. If a support order is entered under section 6 of the interstate income withholding act, sections 7 to 23 shall apply in the same manner as if the support order had been entered originally by the court in this state, except as otherwise provided […]
Section 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; Completion of Proceedings; Review by Friend of the Court Office.
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; completion of proceedings; review by friend of the court office. Sec. 7. (1) For a friend of the court case, if income withholding is not immediately effective and the arrearage […]
Section 552.607a – Documentary Evidence of Income Withheld.
552.607a Documentary evidence of income withheld. Sec. 7a. The friend of the court shall not consider a payer to have an arrearage if the payer produces documentary evidence that money has been withheld from the payer’s income in an amount equal to or greater than the amount required under the payer’s support order. This documentary […]
Section 552.608 – Limitation on Amount of Income Withheld.
552.608 Limitation on amount of income withheld. Sec. 8. The total amount of income withheld under this act under all orders to withhold income for current support, past due support, fees, and health care coverage premiums effective against a payer shall not exceed 50% of the payer’s disposable earnings as that term is defined in […]
Section 552.609 – Order of Income Withholding; Service; Notice.
552.609 Order of income withholding; service; notice. Sec. 9. (1) A notice of income withholding entered under this act shall be served on sources of income as provided in section 11. A labor organization that assigns a member to work shall forward a copy of an income withholding notice served on the labor organization to […]
Section 552.610 – Payer to Give Friend of Court Name and Address of Employer.
552.610 Payer to give friend of court name and address of employer. Sec. 10. For a friend of the court case, the payer shall give to the office of the friend of the court at the time the order of income withholding is issued the name and address of his or her employer. The payer […]
Section 552.611 – Order of Income Withholding; Duration; Priority.
552.611 Order of income withholding; duration; priority. Sec. 11. An order of income withholding entered under this act is binding upon a source of income 7 days after service upon that source of income of a notice of the order of income withholding by ordinary mail or by electronic means as agreed by the source […]