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MI Comp L § 780.156a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.156a - Conditions to Making Demand Upon Governor; Delaying or Declining Honoring of Demand.

780.156a Conditions to making demand upon governor; delaying or declining honoring of demand. Sec. 6a.  (1) Before making the demand upon the governor of another state for the surrender of a person charged criminally in this state with failing to provide for the support of a person, the governor of this state may require any prosecuting attorney of this state to satisfy him or her that at least 60 days prior thereto the obligee initiated proceedings for support under this act or that any proceeding would be of no avail.  (2) If, under a substantially similar act, the governor of another state makes a demand upon the governor of this state for the surrender of a person charged criminally in that state with failure to provide for the support of a person, the governor of this state may require any prosecuting attorney to investigate the demand and to report to him or her whether proceedings for support have been initiated or would be effective. If it appears to the governor that a proceeding would be effective but has not been initiated, he or she may delay honoring the demand for a reasonable time to permit the initiation of a proceeding.  (3) If proceedings have been initiated and the person demanded has prevailed in those proceedings, the governor may decline to honor the demand. If the obligee prevailed and the person demanded is subject to a support order, the governor may decline to honor the demand if the person demanded is complying with the support order. History: Add. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
MI Comp L § 780.157 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.157 - Obligor Relieved of Extradition; Requirements.

780.157 Obligor relieved of extradition; requirements. Sec. 7.  Any obligor contemplated by sections 6 and 6a, who submits to the jurisdiction of the court of such other state and complies with the court's order of support, shall be relieved of extradition for desertion or nonsupport entered in the courts of this state during the period of such compliance. History: 1952, Act 8, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
MI Comp L § 780.158 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.158 - Applicable Duties of Support; Presumption.

780.158 Applicable duties of support; presumption. Sec. 8.  Duties of support applicable under this act are those imposed or imposable under the laws of any state where the obligor was present for the period during which support is sought. The obligor is presumed to have been present in the responding state during the period for which support is sought until otherwise shown. History: 1952, Act 8, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1960, Act 55, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
MI Comp L § 780.159 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.159 - Reimbursement of State or Political Subdivision.

780.159 Reimbursement of state or political subdivision. Sec. 9.  If a state or a political subdivision furnishes support to an individual obligee, it has the same right to initiate a proceeding under this act as the individual obligee for the purpose of securing reimbursement for support furnished and of obtaining continuing support. History: 1952, Act 8, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 202, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
MI Comp L § 780.159a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.159a - Enforcement of Duties of Support; Defense of Immunity Not Available.

780.159a Enforcement of duties of support; defense of immunity not available. Sec. 9a.  All duties of support, including the duty to pay arrearages, are enforceable by a proceeding under this act including a proceeding for civil contempt. The defense that the parties are immune to suit because of their relationship as husband and wife or parent and child is not available to the obligor. History: Add. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
MI Comp L § 780.160 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.160 - Jurisdiction; Venue.

780.160 Jurisdiction; venue. Sec. 10.  (1) Jurisdiction of any proceeding in this state under this act is vested in the circuit court.  (2) The proper venue if this state is acting as an initiating state is in the county in which the petitioner resides or in which a valid prior and existing support order has been issued. The proper venue if this state is acting as a responding state and a valid support order has been issued in this state is in the county in which the support order was issued. The proper venue if this state is acting as a responding state and a valid support order has not been issued in this state is in the county in which the obligor resides or is found. History: 1952, Act 8, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
MI Comp L § 780.160a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.160a - Representation of Obligee by Prosecuting Attorney; Agreement to Transfer Prosecutor's Responsibilities; Conduct of Proceeding on Behalf of State.

780.160a Representation of obligee by prosecuting attorney; agreement to transfer prosecutor's responsibilities; conduct of proceeding on behalf of state.Sec. 10a.  (1) If this state is acting as an initiating state, the prosecuting attorney, upon the request of the state department of human services, shall represent the obligee in any proceeding under this act.  (2) The prosecuting attorney and the department of human services may enter into an agreement to transfer the prosecutor's responsibilities under this act to 1 of the following:  (a) The friend of the court, with the approval of the chief judge of the circuit court.  (b) An attorney employed or contracted by the county under section 1 of 1941 PA 15, MCL 49.71.  (c) An attorney employed by, or under contract with, the department of human services.  (3) A proceeding under this section is conducted on behalf of the state and not as the attorney for any other party. History: Add. 1953, Act 202, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 371, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015
MI Comp L § 780.161 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.161 - Petition; Verification; Contents; Filing; Accepting or Forwarding Petition.

780.161 Petition; verification; contents; filing; accepting or forwarding petition. Sec. 11.  (1) The petition shall be verified and shall state the name and, so far as known to the obligee, the address and circumstances of the obligor and the persons for whom support is sought and all other pertinent information. The obligee may include in or attach to the petition any information which may help in locating or identifying the obligor, including a photograph of the obligor, a description of any distinguishing marks on the obligor's person, other names and aliases by which the obligor has been or is known, the name of the obligor's employer, the obligor's fingerprints, or the obligor's social security number.  (2) The petition may be filed in the appropriate court of any state in which the obligee resides. The court shall not decline or refuse to accept the petition, or if necessary, forward the petition pursuant to section 13a, on the ground that it should be filed with some other court of this or any other state because there is pending another action for divorce, separation, annulment, dissolution, habeas corpus, adoption, or custody between the same parties or because another court has already issued a support order in some other proceeding and has retained jurisdiction for its enforcement. History: 1952, Act 8, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 202, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
MI Comp L § 780.161a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.161a - Petition on Behalf of Minor Obligee; Execution and Filing.

780.161a Petition on behalf of minor obligee; execution and filing. Sec. 11a.  A petition on behalf of a minor obligee may be executed and filed without appointment of the petitioner as guardian ad litem or next friend. History: Add. 1953, Act 202, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
MI Comp L § 780.162 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.162 - Certification of Petition; Sending Forms Package and Copy of Act to Interstate Central Registry; Certification Requirements.

780.162 Certification of petition; sending forms package and copy of act to interstate central registry; certification requirements. Sec. 12.  If the initiating court finds that the petition sets forth facts from which it may be determined that the obligor owes a duty of support and that a court of the responding state may obtain jurisdiction of the obligor or the obligor's property, the initiating court shall so certify and cause a completed forms package as required by federal regulation and 1 copy of this act, to be sent to the responding state's interstate central registry. Certification shall be in accordance with the requirements of the initiating state. History: 1952, Act 8, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 202, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 191, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 241, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1990
MI Comp L § 780.162a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.162a - Belief That Obligor May Flee Jurisdiction; Procedure.

780.162a Belief that obligor may flee jurisdiction; procedure. Sec. 12a.  If the court of this state believes that the obligor may flee the jurisdiction, it may:  (a) As an initiating court, request in its certificate that the responding court obtain the body of the obligor by appropriate process.  (b) As a responding court, obtain the body of the obligor by appropriate process. The court may subsequently release the obligor upon the obligor's own recognizance or upon the obligor's giving a bond in an amount set by the court to assure the obligor's appearance at the hearing. History: Add. 1953, Act 202, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
MI Comp L § 780.162b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.162b - Duties of Office of Child Support; Use of State Locator Service.

780.162b Duties of office of child support; use of state locator service.Sec. 12b.  (1) The office of child support of the state department of human services is designated as the state information agency and the interstate central registry under this act, and it shall do all of the following:  (a) Distribute copies of any amendments to the act and a statement of their effective date to all other state information agencies.  (b) Maintain a list of each interstate central registry in the United States and its address, and provide the list to every prosecutor's office, every attorney employed or contracted under section 10a(2), and every office of the friend of the court in this state.  (c) Maintain a supply of duplicated copies of this act, as amended, for the use of court officers in preparing cases to be forwarded to responding states.  (d) Act generally as a clearing center for information and maintain general liaison with the council of state governments, law enforcement agencies, the legislature, other governmental or private agencies concerned with this act, and the public.  (e) Forward to the court in this state that has proper venue, as determined under section 10, the petitions, certificates, and copies of the act it receives from courts or information agencies of other states.  (2) If the state information agency does not know the location of the obligor or the obligor's property, the agency shall use its state locator service to obtain this information. History: Add. 1953, Act 202, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 191, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 241, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1990 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 371, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015
MI Comp L § 780.163 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.163 - Court Acting as Responding Court; Docketing Case; Notification; Jurisdiction by Court Over Obligor or Obligor's Property; Utilization of Child Support Formula.

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 the court shall docket the case and notify the prosecuting attorney of the county, an attorney employed or contracted under section 10a(2), or the friend of the court, as applicable, who shall be charged with the duty of carrying on the proceedings.  (2) The prosecuting attorney, an attorney employed or contracted under section 10a(2), or the friend of the court shall take all action necessary in accordance with the laws of this state to enable the court to obtain jurisdiction over the obligor or the obligor's property. He or she shall prosecute the case diligently.  (3) A party petitioning for child support under this act shall utilize as a guideline the child support formula developed under section 19 of the friend of the court act, 1982 PA 294, MCL 552.519. History: 1952, Act 8, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 202, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 241, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1990 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 371, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015
MI Comp L § 780.163a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.163a - Inability to Obtain Jurisdiction; Duties of Prosecuting Attorney, Attorney Employed or Contracted, or Friend of the Court; Forwarding Documents.

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 the court of what he or she has done to locate the obligor or the property of the obligor and request the court to continue the case pending receipt of more accurate information or an amended petition from the court of the initiating state. If the prosecuting attorney, an attorney employed or contracted under section 10a(2), or the friend of the court discovers that the proper venue is in another county of this state or that the obligor or the property of the obligor may be found in another state, he or she shall so inform the court. The clerk of the court in the responding state shall forward the documents received from the initiating state to the court of proper venue in this state, or, upon approval of the initiating state, to the interstate central registry of the state in which the obligor or the property of the obligor can be located with a request that the documents be forwarded to the proper court. All powers and duties provided by this act apply to the recipient of the documents forwarded under this section. If the clerk of a court of the responding state forwards documents to another court, he or she shall immediately notify the court of the initiating state. If a prosecuting attorney, an attorney employed or contracted under section 10a(2), or the friend of the court does not have any information as to the location of the obligor or the property of the obligor, he or she shall inform the court of the initiating state of that fact. History: Add. 1953, Act 202, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 147, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 241, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1990 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 371, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015
MI Comp L § 780.163b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.163b - Manner of Conducting Proceedings.

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 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
MI Comp L § 780.163c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.163c - Evidence as to Duty of Support.

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 evidence may be adduced by either party by deposition, interrogatories, or affidavits. History: Add. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
MI Comp L § 780.164 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.164 - Support Order; Payments; Amount; Deviation From Formula.

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 made to the office of the friend of the court or the state disbursement unit, as appropriate.  (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the court shall order support in an amount determined by application of the child support formula developed by the state friend of the court bureau. The court may enter an order that deviates from the formula if the court determines from the facts of the case that application of the child support formula would be unjust or inappropriate and sets forth in writing or on the record all of the following:  (a) The support amount determined by application of the child support formula.  (b) How the support order deviates from the child support formula.  (c) The value of property or other support awarded in lieu of the payment of child support, if applicable.  (d) The reasons why application of the child support formula would be unjust or inappropriate in the case.  (3) Subsection (2) does not prohibit the court from entering a support order that is agreed to by the parties and that deviates from the child support formula, if the requirements of subsection (2) are met. History: 1952, Act 8, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 279, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1989 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 241, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1990 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 155, Imd. Eff. Nov. 3, 1999
MI Comp L § 780.164a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.164a - Repealed. 2014, Act 522, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015.

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.
MI Comp L § 780.165 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.165 - Sending Copy of Support Order to Initiating Court.

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
MI Comp L § 780.166 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.166 - Terms and Conditions Assuring Compliance; Enforcement of Support Order.

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 this state when acting as a responding court shall be enforceable as provided in the support and parenting time enforcement act, Act No. 295 of the Public Acts of 1982, being sections 552.601 to 552.650 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1952, Act 8, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 161, Imd. Eff. June 7, 1955 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 232, Eff. Jan. 1, 1967 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 45, Imd. Eff. June 14, 1985 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 4, Eff. June 1, 1996
MI Comp L § 780.166a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.166a - Adjudicating Issue of Paternity.

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 father of the child for whom support is sought. History: Add. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
MI Comp L § 780.167 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 780 - Criminal Procedure|Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (780.151 - 780.183)|Section 780.167 - Duties of Court Carried Out Through Office of Friend of Court.

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 obligor pursuant to any order of the court or otherwise.  (b) To furnish to the initiating court upon request a certified statement of all payments made by the obligor. History: 1952, Act 8, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986