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MI Comp L § 552.627 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650)|Section 552.627 - Other Enforcement Action.

552.627 Other enforcement action. Sec. 27.  (1) Under the Michigan court rules, the circuit court may take other enforcement action under applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the following:  (a) 1846 RS 84, MCL 552.1 to 552.45.  (b) 1913 PA 379, MCL 552.151 to 552.156.  (c) The family support act, 1966 PA 138, MCL 552.451 to 552.459.  (d) Section 1701 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1701.  (e) 1968 PA 293, MCL 722.1 to 722.6.  (f) The child custody act of 1970, 1970 PA 91, MCL 722.21 to 722.31.  (g) The paternity act, 1956 PA 205, MCL 722.711 to 722.730.  (2) Even if another act of this state provides that this act applies to support orders issued under the other act, if that other act contains a specific provision regarding the contents or enforcement of the support order that conflicts with this act, the other act controls in regard to that provision.  (3) Nothing in this section authorizes the IV-D agency to pursue enforcement action under applicable laws except as otherwise specifically authorized by statute or court rule. History: 1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 106, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 206, Eff. Feb. 28, 2005
MI Comp L § 552.628 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650)|Section 552.628 - Order to Suspend Payer's Occupational, Recreational, Sporting, or Driver's License; Notice to Payer.

552.628 Order to suspend payer's occupational, recreational, sporting, or driver's license; notice to payer.Sec. 28.  (1) For a friend of the court case, a payer's occupational license or recreational or sporting license, or any combination of the licenses may be suspended if both of the following circumstances are true:  (a) An arrearage has accrued in an amount greater than the amount of periodic support payments payable for 2 months under the payer's support order.  (b) An order of income withholding is not applicable or has been unsuccessful in assuring regular payments on the support obligation and regular payments on the arrearage.  (2) For a friend of the court case, a payer's driver license may be suspended if both of the circumstances in subsection (1) are true and both of the following additional circumstances are true:  (a) The court has conducted an ability to pay assessment and determined that the payer has an ability to pay the support but is willfully not making his or her support payments.  (b) The office of the friend of the court determines that no other sanction would be effective in assuring regular payments on the support obligation and regular payments on the arrearage.  (3) Before seeking the suspension of a license described in subsection (1) or (2), the office of the friend of the court shall send the payer a notice that includes all of the following information:  (a) The amount of the arrearage.  (b) That the payer's occupational license, driver license, or recreational or sporting license, or any combination of the licenses may be subject to suspension.  (c) That a suspension order or notice will be sent to the licensing agency unless the payer responds by paying the arrearage or requesting a hearing within 21 days after the date of mailing the notice.  (d) That, if a hearing is requested, the payer may do either of the following at the hearing:  (i) Object to the proposed suspension based on a mistake of fact concerning the overdue support amount or the payer's identity.  (ii) Ask the court to order a schedule for the payment of the arrearage.  (e) That, if the payer believes that the amount of support ordered should be modified due to a change in circumstances, the payer may file a petition with the court for modification of the support order. History: Add. 1996, Act 239, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 565, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2009 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 379, Eff. Oct. 1, 2021
MI Comp L § 552.630 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650)|Section 552.630 - Suspension of Occupational, Driver's, or Recreational or Sporting License by Licensing Agency; Sending Copy of Order; Schedule for Payment of Arrearage.

552.630 Suspension of occupational, driver's, or recreational or sporting license by licensing agency; sending copy of order; schedule for payment of arrearage.Sec. 30.  (1) If the court orders a suspension of an occupational license, driver's license, or recreational or sporting license, or any combination of the licenses, under section 29, 33, 35, or 45, the order shall indicate that the licensing agency shall suspend the license within 7 business days after receipt of the suspension order, or sooner if required by the act that authorizes the licensing agency to suspend the license. The office of the friend of the court shall send a copy of the suspension order to the licensing agency.  (2) After a suspension order is entered or after a suspension under section 29, a payer may agree to and the court may order a reasonable schedule for the payment of the arrearage. If the court orders a schedule for payment of the arrearage, the court or the friend of the court, as applicable, shall do the following:  (a) The court shall enter an order rescinding the suspension order that is effective as provided in section 4 of the regulated occupation support enforcement act, 1996 PA 236, MCL 338.3434, or section 43559 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.43559. If a suspension order has been sent, within 7 business days after entry of the order rescinding the suspension order, the office of the friend of the court shall send a copy of the order rescinding the suspension order to the licensing agency.  (b) The friend of the court, on verification by the clerk of the court that the driver's license clearance fee required by section 321c of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.321c, has been paid, shall provide a certificate to the payer stating that the payer is in compliance with the support order. History: Add. 1996, Act 239, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2009
MI Comp L § 552.635 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650)|Section 552.635 - Repealed. 2014, Act 378, Eff. March 17, 2015.

552.635 Repealed. 2014, Act 378, Eff. March 17, 2015. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to court finding of payer in contempt.
MI Comp L § 552.635a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650)|Section 552.635a - Alternative Contempt Track Docket.

552.635a Alternative contempt track docket.Sec. 35a.  (1) A payer who meets the criteria in subsection (2) may, with the consent of the court, agree to have his or her case placed on an alternative contempt track docket.  (2) The alternative contempt track is available for a payer who is determined by the court to have difficulty making support payments due to any of the following:  (a) A documented medical condition.  (b) A documented psychological disorder.  (c) Substance use disorder.  (d) Illiteracy.  (e) Homelessness.  (f) A temporary curable condition that the payer has difficulty controlling without assistance.  (g) Unemployment lasting longer than 27 weeks.  (3) The alternative contempt track shall provide for all of the following:  (a) A payer who is in the alternative contempt track is subject to probation for a period of up to 1 year.  (b) The court shall approve a plan to address the conditions in subsection (2).  (c) The court may direct the sheriff to take into custody a payer who fails to comply with the plan described in subdivision (b) under the conditions and for the time that the court directs to bring the payer into compliance with the plan described under subdivision (b). A payer shall not be ordered to remain in the sheriff's custody longer than 45 days for any single plan violation.   (d) If a payer willfully fails to comply with the terms of the plan described in subdivision (b), the court may punish that payer by ordering his or her commitment to jail for a period not to exceed 10 days.  (e) The payer is required to appear for review hearings as scheduled by the court and is subject to arrest according to section 31.  (f) The plan described in subdivision (b) may provide notice of modification to the payer and recipient of support. The court may enter a temporary support order or stay the current order based on the person's ability during the period a payer is under an alternative contempt track plan. Subject to section 3(2), the court shall enter a final support order upon completion or termination of the plan described in subdivision (b). Either party may object to a proposed final support order resulting from a plan described in subdivision (b). If an objection is made, the court must hold a separate hearing on the matter of entry of a final support order.  (g) The court may discharge arrears owed to the state with the state's approval and may also discharge arrears owed to a payee with the payee's consent upon successful completion of the alternative contempt track.  (4) Each court that uses an alternative contempt track must submit a plan for the alternative contempt track and obtain approval of the plan by the state court administrative office under the supervision of the supreme court. History: Add. 2014, Act 373, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015
MI Comp L § 552.636 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650)|Section 552.636 - Friend of the Court Enforcement Action; Assessment of Reasonable Expenses.

552.636 Friend of the court enforcement action; assessment of reasonable expenses.Sec. 36.  In addition to any remedy or sanction provided in section 31 or 33, the court may assess the payer the actual reasonable expense of the friend of the court in bringing any enforcement action for noncompliance with a spousal support order that is not eligible for funding under title IV-D. History: Add. 2014, Act 378, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015
MI Comp L § 552.639 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650)|Section 552.639 - Committing Payer to County Jail or Alternative to Jail; Violating Conditions of Court; Failure to Return to Place of Confinement as Escape From Custody; Misdemeanor; Penalty.

552.639 Committing payer to county jail or alternative to jail; violating conditions of court; failure to return to place of confinement as escape from custody; misdemeanor; penalty.Sec. 39.  (1) If a payer is committed to jail or an alternative to jail under section 33(1)(b) or 35(2)(a) and violates the conditions prescribed by the court, the court shall commit the payer to the county jail without the privilege provided under section 33(1)(b) or 35(2)(a) for the balance of the period of the commitment imposed by the court.  (2) If a payer is committed to jail or an alternative to jail under section 33(1)(b) or 35(2)(a) and fails to return to the place of confinement within the time prescribed, the payer shall be considered to have escaped from custody and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year. History: 1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2009
MI Comp L § 552.641 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650)|Section 552.641 - Complaint Alleging Custody or Parenting Time Order Violation; Duties of Friend of Court; Declining to Respond to Violation; Circumstances; Compliance With MCL 552.519.

552.641 Complaint alleging custody or parenting time order violation; duties of friend of court; declining to respond to violation; circumstances; compliance with MCL 552.519. Sec. 41.  (1) For a friend of the court case, a friend of the court shall do 1 or more of the following in response to an alleged custody or parenting time order violation stated in a complaint submitted under section 11b of the friend of the court act, MCL 552.511b:  (a) Apply a makeup parenting time policy established under section 42.  (b) Commence civil contempt proceedings under section 44.  (c) File a motion with the court under section 17d of the friend of the court act, MCL 552.517d, for a modification of existing parenting time provisions to ensure parenting time, unless contrary to the best interests of the child.   (d) Schedule mediation subject to section 13 of the friend of the court act, MCL 552.513.  (e) Schedule a joint meeting subject to section 42a.  (2) Notwithstanding the requirement of subsection (1), the office of the friend of the court may decline to respond to an alleged custody or parenting time order violation under any of the following circumstances:  (a) The party submitting the complaint has previously submitted 2 or more complaints alleging custody or parenting time order violations that were found to be unwarranted, costs were assessed against the party because a complaint was found to be unwarranted, and the party has not paid those costs.  (b) The alleged custody or parenting time order violation occurred more than 56 days before the complaint is submitted.  (c) The custody or parenting time order does not include an enforceable provision that is relevant to the custody or parenting time order violation alleged in the complaint.  (3) This section shall be implemented in compliance with the guidelines developed as required in section 19 of the friend of the court act, MCL 552.519. History: 1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 25, Eff. June 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 568, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002
MI Comp L § 552.642 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650)|Section 552.642 - Makeup Parenting Time Policy; Establishment; Approval; Provisions of Policy; Notice; Response; Procedures.

552.642 Makeup parenting time policy; establishment; approval; provisions of policy; notice; response; procedures.Sec. 42.  (1) Each circuit shall establish a makeup parenting time policy under which a parent who has been wrongfully denied parenting time is able to make up the parenting time at a later date. The policy does not apply until it is approved by the chief circuit judge. A makeup parenting time policy established under this section shall provide all of the following:  (a) That makeup parenting time shall be at least the same type and duration of parenting time as the parenting time that was denied, including, but not limited to, weekend parenting time for weekend parenting time, holiday parenting time for holiday parenting time, weekday parenting time for weekday parenting time, and summer parenting time for summer parenting time.  (b) That makeup parenting time shall be taken within 1 year after the wrongfully denied parenting time was to have occurred.  (c) That the wrongfully denied parent shall choose the time of the makeup parenting time.   (d) That the wrongfully denied parent shall notify both the office of the friend of the court and the other parent in writing not less than 1 week before making use of makeup weekend or weekday parenting time or not less than 28 days before making use of makeup holiday or summer parenting time.  (2) If wrongfully denied parenting time is alleged and the friend of the court determines that action should be taken, the office of the friend of the court shall send each party a notice containing the following statement in boldfaced type of not less than 12 points:   "FAILURE TO RESPOND IN WRITING TO THE OFFICE OF THE FRIEND OF THE COURT WITHIN 21 DAYS AFTER THIS NOTICE WAS SENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS AN AGREEMENT THAT PARENTING TIME WAS WRONGFULLY DENIED AND THAT THE MAKEUP PARENTING TIME POLICY ESTABLISHED BY THE COURT WILL BE APPLIED.".  (3) If a party to the parenting time order does not respond in writing to the office of the friend of the court, within 21 days after the office sends the notice required under subsection (2), to contest the application of the makeup parenting time policy, the office of the friend of the court shall notify each party that the makeup parenting time policy applies. If a party makes a timely response to contest the application of the makeup parenting time policy, the office of the friend of the court shall utilize a procedure authorized under section 41 other than the application of the makeup parenting time policy. History: 1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 25, Eff. June 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 568, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002
MI Comp L § 552.642a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650)|Section 552.642a - Joint Meeting.

552.642a Joint meeting. Sec. 42a.  (1) A joint meeting scheduled by the office of the friend of the court under section 41 of this act or section 17 of the friend of the court act, MCL 552.517, and procedures following a joint meeting are governed by this section.  (2) A joint meeting may take place in person or by means of telecommunications equipment.  (3) Only an individual who completes the training program described in section 19(3)(b) of the friend of the court act, MCL 552.519, shall conduct a joint meeting. At the beginning of a joint meeting, the individual conducting the joint meeting shall do the following:  (a) Advise the parties that the purpose of the meeting is for the parties to reach an accommodation.  (b) Advise the parties that the individual may recommend an order that the court may issue to resolve the dispute.  (4) At the conclusion of a joint meeting, the individual conducting the joint meeting shall do 1 of the following:  (a) If the parties reach an accommodation, record the accommodation in writing and provide a copy to each party.  (b) Submit an order to the court stating the individual's recommendation for resolving the dispute.  (5) If the individual conducting a joint meeting submits a recommended order to the court under subsection (4), the individual shall send a notice to each party who participated in the joint meeting that includes all of the following:  (a) A copy of the recommended order.  (b) Notice that the court may issue the recommended order resolving the dispute unless a party objects to the order within 21 days after the notice is sent.  (c) The place where and time when a written objection can be submitted.  (d) Notice that a party may waive the 21-day objection period by returning a signed copy of the recommendation.  (6) If a party files a written objection within the 21-day limit, the office shall set a court hearing, before a judge or referee, to resolve the dispute. If a party fails to file a written objection within the 21-day limit, the office shall submit the proposed order to the court for entry if the court approves it.  (7) If a hearing under subsection (6) is held before a referee, either party is entitled to a de novo hearing before a judge as provided in section 7 of the friend of the court act, MCL 552.507. History: Add. 2002, Act 568, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 206, Eff. Feb. 28, 2005
MI Comp L § 552.645 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650)|Section 552.645 - Finding of Contempt for Noncompliance With Makeup and Ongoing Parenting Time Schedule; Suspension of License; Agreement; Hearing on Modification of Parenting Time.

552.645 Finding of contempt for noncompliance with makeup and ongoing parenting time schedule; suspension of license; agreement; hearing on modification of parenting time.Sec. 45.  (1) If the court enters an order under section 44(2)(g) and the parent fails to comply with the makeup and ongoing parenting time schedule, the court shall find the parent in contempt and, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may suspend the parent's license or licenses with respect to which the order under section 44(2)(g) was entered and proceed under section 30.  (2) After entry of a suspension order under subsection (1), a parent may agree to a makeup parenting time schedule. The court may order a makeup parenting time schedule if the parent demonstrates a good faith effort to comply with the parenting time order. If the court orders a makeup parenting time schedule, the court or the friend of the court, as applicable, shall do the following:  (a) The court shall enter an order rescinding the suspension order that is effective as provided in section 4 of the regulated occupation support enforcement act, 1996 PA 236, MCL 338.3434, or section 43559 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.43559. Within 7 business days after entry of the order rescinding the suspension order, the office of the friend of the court shall send a copy of the order rescinding the suspension order to the licensing agency.  (b) The friend of the court, on verification by the clerk of the court that the driver's license clearance fee required by section 321c of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.321c, has been paid, shall provide a certificate to the payer stating that the payer is in compliance with the support order.  (3) Within 21 days after the date of the notice under section 44, a parent who is notified of a contempt hearing under section 44 may request a hearing on a proposed modification of parenting time. The court shall hold the requested hearing unless the parenting time dispute is resolved by other means. The court shall combine the hearing prescribed by this subsection with the hearing on the order to show cause unless the court finds for good cause shown on the record that the hearings should be held separately. If the court finds that the hearings should be held separately, the hearing on a proposed modification of parenting time shall be held before the contempt hearing. History: Add. 1996, Act 239, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 568, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2009 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 378, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015
MI Comp L § 552.646 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650)|Section 552.646 - Custodial Parent Committed to Jail or Alternative to Jail Under MCL 552.644(2)(f); Violation of Conditions of Court; Commitment to County Jail Without Privilege; Failure to Return to Place of Confinement as Escape From Custody; Misdemeanor; Penalty.

552.646 Custodial parent committed to jail or alternative to jail under MCL 552.644(2)(f); violation of conditions of court; commitment to county jail without privilege; failure to return to place of confinement as escape from custody; misdemeanor; penalty.Sec. 46.  (1) If a custodial parent is committed to jail or an alternative to jail under section 44(2)(f) and violates the conditions ordered by the court, the court shall commit the person to the county jail without the privilege provided under section 44(2)(f) for the balance of the period of commitment imposed by the court.  (2) If a custodial parent is committed to jail or an alternative to jail under section 44(2)(f) and fails to return to the place of confinement within the time prescribed, the custodial parent shall be considered to have escaped from custody and is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year. History: 1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2009