780.163 Court acting as responding court; docketing case; notification; jurisdiction by court over obligor or obligor’s property; utilization of child support formula. Sec. 13. (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 […]
780.163a Inability to obtain jurisdiction; duties of prosecuting attorney, attorney employed or contracted, or friend of the court; forwarding documents. Sec. 13a. 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 […]
780.163b Manner of conducting proceedings. Sec. 13b. 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. History: Add. 1953, Act 202, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;– Am. 1985, Act […]
780.163c Evidence as to duty of support. Sec. 13c. 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 […]
780.164 Support order; payments; amount; deviation from formula. Sec. 14. (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 […]
780.164a Repealed. 2014, Act 522, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to transition to centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees.
780.165 Sending copy of support order to initiating court. Sec. 15. The court of this state when acting as a responding court shall cause a copy of all support orders to be sent to the initiating court. History: 1952, Act 8, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;– Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
780.166 Terms and conditions assuring compliance; enforcement of support order. Sec. 16. (1) In addition to the foregoing powers, the court of this state when acting as a responding court may subject the obligor to any terms and conditions proper to assure compliance with its orders. (2) A support order entered by the court of […]
780.166a Adjudicating issue of paternity. Sec. 16a. The court of this state when acting as a responding court may adjudicate the issue of paternity if both of the following apply: (a) Paternity has not been legally acknowledged, previously adjudicated, or established by marriage. (b) The obligor asserts as a defense that he is not the […]
780.167 Duties of court carried out through office of friend of court. Sec. 17. The court of this state, when acting as a responding court, has the following duties which may be carried out through the office of the friend of the court: (a) To transmit to the initiating court any payment made by the […]
780.168 Receipt and disbursement of payments; valid prior and existing support order; carrying out duties. Sec. 18. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the court of this state, when acting as an initiating court, shall receive and disburse immediately all payments made by the obligor or sent by the responding court. (2) If a […]
780.169 Husband and wife; privilege against disclosure inapplicable; competent witnesses; compelling testimony. Sec. 19. Laws attaching a privilege against the disclosure of communications between husband and wife are inapplicable to proceedings under this act. Husband and wife are competent witnesses and may be compelled to testify to any relevant matter, including marriage and parentage. History: […]
780.169a Pending or prior action or proceeding; hearing; issuance of support order pendente lite; bond; conforming support order to amount allowed in other action or proceeding; staying enforcement prohibited. Sec. 19a. A responding court shall not stay the proceeding or refuse a hearing under this act because of any pending or prior action or proceeding […]
780.170 Fees and costs. Sec. 20. An initiating court shall not require payment of either a filing fee or other costs from the obligee but may request the responding court to collect fees and costs from the obligor. A responding court shall not require payment of a filing fee or other costs from the obligee, […]
780.171 Nullification of support orders; crediting amounts paid. Sec. 21. A support order made by a court of this state pursuant to this act does not nullify and is not nullified by a support order made by a court of this state pursuant to any other law or by a support order made by a […]
780.172 Jurisdiction not conferred by participation in proceeding. Sec. 22. Participation in any proceeding under this act does not confer jurisdiction upon any court over any of the parties to the proceeding in any other proceeding. History: Add. 1953, Act 202, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;– Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
780.173 Repealed. 2014, Act 522, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to reimbursement of county for cost of enforcing spousal or child support or parenting time order.
780.174 Foreign state as reciprocating state; declaration; revocation. Sec. 24. Where the director of social services is satisfied that reciprocal provisions will be made by any foreign state for the enforcement in that foreign state of support orders made within this state, the director of social services, with the approval of the attorney general, may […]
780.175 Appeal. Sec. 25. If the attorney general or the director of social services is of the opinion that a support order is erroneous and presents a question of law warranting an appeal in the public interest, the attorney general may, or the director of social services may request the attorney general to, do either […]
780.176 Additional remedies. Sec. 26. If the duty of support is based on a foreign support order, the obligee has additional remedies as provided in sections 27 to 31. History: Add. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
