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MI Comp L § 551.107 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111)|Section 551.107 - Failure to Return Certificate; Misdemeanor, Penalty.

551.107 Failure to return certificate; misdemeanor, penalty.  Sec. 7.  Any person, whose duty it shall be to return a marriage certificate to the county clerk, who shall neglect to return said certificate, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding 100 dollars or 90 days' imprisonment, or both, in the discretion of the court. History: 1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222g ;-- CL 1897, 8608 ;-- CL 1915, 11382 ;-- CL 1929, 12712 ;-- CL 1948, 551.107
MI Comp L § 551.108 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111)|Section 551.108 - Marriage License; False Statement in Application, Perjury.

551.108 Marriage license; false statement in application, perjury. Sec. 8.  Any person applying for a marriage license who shall swear to a false statement therein, shall be guilty of perjury, and shall be prosecuted therefor under the general laws of the state. History: 1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222h ;-- CL 1897, 8609 ;-- CL 1915, 11383 ;-- CL 1929, 12713 ;-- CL 1948, 551.108
MI Comp L § 551.109 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111)|Section 551.109 - Filing Reports of Marriage; Record.

551.109 Filing reports of marriage; record. Sec. 9.  The reports of marriage sent by the county clerks of the counties of the state to the department of public health shall be preserved on file in that department, and a proper record shall be made and kept. History: 1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222i ;-- CL 1897, 8610 ;-- CL 1915, 11384 ;-- CL 1929, 12714 ;-- CL 1948, 551.109 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 430, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 1978
MI Comp L § 551.110 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111)|Section 551.110 - License, Certificate or Certified Copy Record as Evidence.

551.110 License, certificate or certified copy record as evidence. Sec. 10.  The record of any license to marry, or of any marriage certificate, in any county clerk's office, or a certified copy thereof, shall be prima facie evidence in any court or proceedings in this state, with the same force and effect as if the original were produced, both as to the facts therein contained and as to the genuineness of the signatures thereto. History: 1887, Act 128, Eff. Sept. 28, 1887 ;-- How. 6222j ;-- CL 1897, 8611 ;-- CL 1915, 11385 ;-- CL 1929, 12715 ;-- CL 1948, 551.110
MI Comp L § 551.111 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 128 of 1887 - Marriage License (551.101 - 551.111)|Section 551.111 - License or Certificate Errors; Evidence, Correction.

551.111 License or certificate errors; evidence, correction.  Sec. 11.  Whenever it is alleged that the facts are not correctly stated in any certificate or license of marriage heretofore registered in this state, the county clerk of the county in which the certificate or license of marriage has been recorded shall require such evidence to be presented in the form of an affidavit or otherwise as may be necessary to establish the alleged facts and when so established the original record shall be changed to accord with the same. Such evidence shall be approved by the circuit court by ex parte order. History: Add. 1969, Act 196, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1969
MI Comp L § 551.201 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 180 of 1897 - Issuance of Marriage License Without Publicity (551.201 - 551.204)|Section 551.201 - Issuance of Marriage License Without Publicity; Conditions; Application; Notice; Consent; Exceptions; Order.

551.201 Issuance of marriage license without publicity; conditions; application; notice; consent; exceptions; order. Sec. 1.  (1) When a person desires to keep the exact date of his or her marriage to a person of the opposite sex a secret, the judge of probate may issue, without publicity, a marriage license to any person making application, under oath, if there is good reason expressed in the application and determined to be sufficient by the judge of probate.  (2) The judge of probate may marry, without publicity, persons under marriageable age, as provided in section 3 of Act No. 128 of the Public Acts of 1887, being section 551.103 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, if the application for the license is accompanied by 1 of the following:  (a) A written request of all of the biological or adopting living parents of both parties, and their guardian or guardians if either or both of the parents are dead.  (b) A written request of the parents or guardians of the party under marriageable age if only 1 party to the marriage is under the marriageable age.  (3) If the noncustodial parent has been given notice of the request for consent by personal service or registered mail at his or her last known address and the noncustodial parent fails to enter an objection within 5 days after receipt of notice, then the consent shall be required only of a parent to whom custody of a child has been awarded by a court. The consent shall not be required of a parent confined under sentence in a state or federal penal institution or confined in a mental hospital under adjudication of legal incapacity by a court of competent jurisdiction or upon the return of process by the sheriff of the county in which the parent was last known to reside made not less than 5 nor more than 14 days after issuance of the process certifying that after diligent search the parent cannot be found within the county.  (4) The judge of probate may authorize an order nunc pro tunc regarding the date to appear on the marriage license. History: 1897, Act 180, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 8612 ;-- Am. 1899, Act 232, Eff. Sept. 23, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 11387 ;-- CL 1929, 12717 ;-- Am. 1939, Act 251, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 551.201 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 209, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 175, Imd. Eff. June 30, 1967 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983
MI Comp L § 551.202 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 180 of 1897 - Issuance of Marriage License Without Publicity (551.201 - 551.204)|Section 551.202 - Application for Marriage License; Form; Fee; Performing Marriage Ceremony; Permit; Record; Marriage Certificate; Execution of Papers in Duplicate; Delivery of Marriage Certificate to Parties.

551.202 Application for marriage license; form; fee; performing marriage ceremony; permit; record; marriage certificate; execution of papers in duplicate; delivery of marriage certificate to parties. Sec. 2.  Each application made under this act for a marriage license shall be in the usual form and shall be accompanied by a fee of $3.00, $2.00 of which the judge of probate shall keep for services rendered, and $1.00 of which the judge of probate shall forward to the state registrar for deposit in the state general fund. The judge of probate, upon the filing of an application under this act, shall perform the marriage ceremony. If the applicant or either of the parties to the marriage desires to have the marriage ceremony performed by some person competent to perform the marriage ceremony other than the judge of probate, the judge of probate shall issue a written permit to the person designated by the applicant or contracting party directing that person to perform the marriage ceremony. The party so designated, if competent to perform the marriage ceremony under the laws of this state, may perform the marriage ceremony, but a record shall not be made of the marriage, except the record made by the judge of probate under this act. Upon the performance of the marriage ceremony, the party performing it shall return the marriage certificate to the judge of probate, who shall attach the license and certificate to the application. The papers described in this section shall be executed in duplicate, and the person performing the marriage ceremony shall deliver a certificate of the marriage to the parties. History: 1897, Act 180, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 8613 ;-- Am. 1899, Act 232, Eff. Sept. 23, 1899 ;-- Am. 1909, Act 312, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1911, Act 224, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 11388 ;-- CL 1929, 12718 ;-- CL 1948, 551.202 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 133, Imd. Eff. Oct. 30, 1979 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 199, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983
MI Comp L § 551.204 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 180 of 1897 - Issuance of Marriage License Without Publicity (551.201 - 551.204)|Section 551.204 - Privileged Communications; Violation of Confidence as Misdemeanor; Publicity as Misdemeanor; Penalties; Libel Action; Neglecting to Make Proper Return; Section Inapplicable to License Unsealed Under Section 3(2) or (3).

551.204 Privileged communications; violation of confidence as misdemeanor; publicity as misdemeanor; penalties; libel action; neglecting to make proper return; section inapplicable to license unsealed under section 3(2) or (3).Sec. 4.  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), all knowledge of facts that come to the judge of probate, state registrar or an agent or employee of the state registrar, the physician endorsing the application, or a witness to the marriage under the license issued under this act is privileged communications. A violation of confidence by the judge of probate, state registrar or an agent or employee of the state registrar, the physician, or a witness is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than $25.00, nor more than $100.00, plus the costs of prosecution, and, in default of the payment, imprisonment for not more than 3 months. An editor, publisher, or proprietor of a newspaper or publication within this state giving publicity to a license or marriage performed under this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50.00, nor more than $100.00, plus the costs of prosecution, and, in default of the payment, imprisonment for not more than 30 days. In addition, the editor, publisher, or proprietor is liable in an action of libel to the parties married under the license. If the judge of probate performing the marriage ceremony under a license issued under this act neglects to make proper return, the judge shall be fined, in addition to penalties prescribed by the laws of this state, not more than $50.00.  (2) This section does not apply to a license that is unsealed under section 3(2) or (3). History: 1897, Act 180, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 8615 ;-- CL 1915, 11390 ;-- CL 1929, 12720 ;-- CL 1948, 551.204 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 133, Imd. Eff. Oct. 30, 1979 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 200, Eff. Mar. 15, 2018
MI Comp L § 551.251 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 160 of 1919 - Legal Status of Married Minors (551.251 - 551.251)|Section 551.251 - Legal Marriage of Minor; Parental and Marital Rights and Duties; Guardian Ad Litem.

551.251 Legal marriage of minor; parental and marital rights and duties; guardian ad litem. Sec. 1.  Hereafter the legal marriage of a minor shall release such minor from parental control; and the husband or wife of a minor, so released, shall be entitled to the same rights, benefits and privileges, and such minor shall be subject to the same duties, liabilities and responsibilities, as such husband or wife, as if such minor husband or wife were of legal age at the time of such marriage.  Hereafter it shall be unnecessary in any divorce suit commenced by or against a legally married minor to have a next friend or guardian ad litem appointed for such minor unless the circuit judge shall require it; and such minor shall be entitled to prosecute or defend any such action in the same manner and with the same effect as if he or she were of legal age. History: 1919, Act 160, Eff. Aug. 14, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 12722 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 215, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 551.251
MI Comp L § 551.271 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 168 of 1939 - Foreign Marriages (551.271 - 551.272)|Section 551.271 - Marriages Solemnized in Another State Validated.

551.271 Marriages solemnized in another state validated.  Sec. 1.  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a marriage contracted between a man and a woman who are residents of this state and who were, at the time of the marriage, legally competent to contract marriage according to the laws of this state, which marriage is solemnized in another state within the United States by a clergyman, magistrate, or other person legally authorized to solemnize marriages within that state, is a valid and binding marriage under the laws of this state to the same effect and extent as if solemnized within this state and according to its laws.  (2) This section does not apply to a marriage contracted between individuals of the same sex, which marriage is invalid in this state under section 1 of chapter 83 of the revised statutes of 1846, being section 551.1 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1939, Act 168, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 551.271 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 334, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1996
MI Comp L § 551.272 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 168 of 1939 - Foreign Marriages (551.271 - 551.272)|Section 551.272 - Marriage Not Between Man and Woman Invalidated.

551.272 Marriage not between man and woman invalidated.  Sec. 2.  This state recognizes marriage as inherently a unique relationship between a man and a woman, as prescribed by section 1 of chapter 83 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, being section 551.1 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and therefore a marriage that is not between a man and a woman is invalid in this state regardless of whether the marriage is contracted according to the laws of another jurisdiction. History: Add. 1996, Act 334, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1996
MI Comp L § 551.331 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344)|Section 551.331 - Short Title.

551.331 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the “circuit court family counseling services act”.  History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
MI Comp L § 551.332 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344)|Section 551.332 - Family Counseling Services; Creation; Purpose; Establishment in Judicial Circuits; Appropriations; Participation in Funding; Agreement; Limitation.

551.332 Family counseling services; creation; purpose; establishment in judicial circuits; appropriations; participation in funding; agreement; limitation. Sec. 2.  (1) For the purpose of preserving and improving family life through competent family counseling, family counseling services which shall include domestic violence and child abuse, are created as provided in this section. In each judicial circuit, the circuit court may establish family counseling services. The county board of commissioners shall appropriate $15.00 of each marriage license fee and all income derived from fees charged for family counseling services. If the circuit has established a family counseling service, each county board of commissioners may participate in the funding of the services and may make additional appropriations for the establishment and maintenance of the family counseling services. In multiple-county circuits, the boards of commissioners may agree as to the participation of each in the funding, and as to the appropriation which each may make. The agreement may provide for varying rather than equal contributions from each county.  (2) The circuit court shall not enter into a contract, employ personnel or expend funds which shall exceed the appropriations of funds from the county board of commissioners.  History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
MI Comp L § 551.333 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344)|Section 551.333 - Family Counseling Service as Arm of Circuit Court; Merger With Other Court Services; Contracts; Purchase of Services; Direct Service Delivery.

551.333 Family counseling service as arm of circuit court; merger with other court services; contracts; purchase of services; direct service delivery. Sec. 3.  The circuit court family counseling service is an arm of the circuit court. It may be merged with other court services or maintained separately, as the court determines. The circuit court may enter into contracts with the state or private agencies for all or part of the family counseling services to be provided in the judicial circuit. The court shall give preference to the purchase of services, but may provide direct service delivery if any of the following applies:  (a) Quality services are not available from a private source or government agency;  (b) The provision of direct service delivery is cost beneficial as determined by an independent audit;  (c) The court has a program of direct services on the effective date of this act. History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
MI Comp L § 551.334 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344)|Section 551.334 - Director; Qualifications; Employment, Term, and Compensation; Compensation of Staff.

551.334 Director; qualifications; employment, term, and compensation; compensation of staff. Sec. 4.  The chief executive officer of the circuit court family counseling service is the director. The director shall be qualified by training and experience to render family counseling service and shall be employed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the circuit court. The compensation of the director and the director's staff shall be fixed by the circuit court and paid from the general fund of the county. History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
MI Comp L § 551.335 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344)|Section 551.335 - Hiring of Professional and Clerical Staff.

551.335 Hiring of professional and clerical staff. Sec. 5.  The director of a circuit court family counseling service may hire professional and clerical staff with the approval of the circuit court. History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
MI Comp L § 551.336 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344)|Section 551.336 - Rules and Standards of Eligibility for Counseling; Priority; Residential Requirements.

551.336 Rules and standards of eligibility for counseling; priority; residential requirements. Sec. 6.  The circuit court shall prescribe rules and standards of eligibility for counseling. First priority for service shall be given to domestic relations actions in which a complaint or motion has been filed in the circuit court. A family is eligible for counseling by the family counseling service if at least 1 of the spouses has the residential requirements to file a complaint or a motion in a domestic relations action in the court. History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
MI Comp L § 551.337 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344)|Section 551.337 - Referrals to Agencies Outside Court; Conferences.

551.337 Referrals to agencies outside court; conferences. Sec. 7.  The director of a circuit court family counseling service shall advise spouses fully of the existence of qualified family counseling services outside the court so that they may freely make an informed choice of the outside service. In order to assure maximum use of community resources, referrals to agencies outside the court shall be made unless otherwise requested. The family counseling service may hold conferences with the spouse, spouses, or members of the family, or may refer parties to other qualified family counselors, family counseling agencies, or social welfare agencies, religious agencies or advisors, physicians, psychiatrists, private agencies, or other qualified persons. The referrals shall be made, when in the judgment of the director, the interest of the family would thereby be as well or better served. History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
MI Comp L § 551.338 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344)|Section 551.338 - Family Counseling Service as Impartial, Unbiased Resource in Evaluating Problems.

551.338 Family counseling service as impartial, unbiased resource in evaluating problems. Sec. 8.  Upon specific referral from the court or at the request and agreement of the litigants, the family counseling service may be instructed to serve as an impartial, unbiased resource in evaluating problems involving custody of minor children, parenting time of minor children, and related matters. History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 7, Eff. June 1, 1996
MI Comp L § 551.339 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344)|Section 551.339 - Confidentiality; Privileged Communications; Exemption.

551.339 Confidentiality; privileged communications; exemption. Sec. 9.  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a communication between a counselor in the family counseling service and a person who is counseled is confidential. The secrecy of the communication shall be preserved inviolate as a privileged communication which privilege cannot be waived. The communication shall not be admitted in evidence in any proceedings. The same protection shall be given to communications between spouses and counselors to whom they have been referred by the court or the court's family counseling service.  (2) A family referred by the court with custody or parenting time problems whose adult members sign an agreement indicating the purpose of the referral is exempt from subsection (1). A report of an evaluation of those families shall be submitted to the court with indicated recommendations. History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 7, Eff. June 1, 1996
MI Comp L § 551.340 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344)|Section 551.340 - Fee Schedule; Disposition of Revenues.

551.340 Fee schedule; disposition of revenues.  Sec. 10.  The family counseling service may charge fees for its counseling in accordance with a fee schedule prescribed by the circuit court with the advice and consent of the county board of commissioners. The county board of commissioners may designate a committee of its members to act in its stead in approving the fee schedule. The schedule may be based on ability to pay and may be waived by the court, the presiding judge, or the judge to whom the case may be assigned, for good cause shown. Revenues from fees shall be paid into the county general fund, and used to defray costs of the family counseling service. In multiple-county circuits revenues shall be returned to counties in accordance with their proportionate contributions to the creation and maintenance of the service. The county board of commissioners or a designated committee of its members may make provision for payment to agencies outside the court for family counseling services rendered to spouses in indigent cases. History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980