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MI Comp L § 551.341 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344)|Section 551.341 - Powers of Family Counseling Service.

551.341 Powers of family counseling service.  Sec. 11.  The family counseling service may engage in research, educational efforts, public information service, or other endeavors related to the purpose and policy of this act as approved by the circuit court. History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
MI Comp L § 551.342 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344)|Section 551.342 - Statutory Provisions Not Changed or Affected; Conferences or Interviews Not Considered as Condonation.

551.342 Statutory provisions not changed or affected; conferences or interviews not considered as condonation. Sec. 12.  This act shall not change or affect grounds for divorce, separation, or other statutory provisions relating to domestic relations actions. Conferences or interviews with family counselors or a person or agency to whom parties may be referred shall not be considered as condonation by either spouse of the conduct of the other spouse. History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
MI Comp L § 551.343 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344)|Section 551.343 - Multiple-Judge Circuit; Majority of Judges.

551.343 Multiple-judge circuit; majority of judges. Sec. 13.  In a multiple-judge circuit any act, decision or recommendation by the circuit court, provided for by this act, shall be deemed accomplished by a vote of a majority of the judges of the circuit. History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964
MI Comp L § 551.344 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 551 - Marriage|Act 155 of 1964 - Circuit Court Family Counseling Services Act (551.331 - 551.344)|Section 551.344 - Submission to Family Counseling Not Required.

551.344 Submission to family counseling not required. Sec. 14.  This act shall not be construed to require a person who objects to family counseling to submit to family counseling. History: 1964, Act 155, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 16, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 1980
MI Comp L § 552.102 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 259 of 1909 - Judgments of Divorce or Separate Maintenance (552.101 - 552.104)|Section 552.102 - Realty Owned Jointly or by Entireties; Effect of Divorce Without Determination of Ownership in Decree.

552.102 Realty owned jointly or by entireties; effect of divorce without determination of ownership in decree. Sec. 2.  Every husband and wife owning real estate as joint tenants or as tenants by entireties shall, upon being divorced, become tenants in common of such real estate, unless the ownership thereof is otherwise determined by the decree of divorce. History: 1909, Act 259, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 11437 ;-- CL 1929, 12767 ;-- CL 1948, 552.102
MI Comp L § 552.103 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 259 of 1909 - Judgments of Divorce or Separate Maintenance (552.101 - 552.104)|Section 552.103 - Realty Owned Jointly or by Entireties; Bill of Complaint, Disposal, Sale Order, Partition.

552.103 Realty owned jointly or by entireties; bill of complaint, disposal, sale order, partition. Sec. 3.  The bill of complaint or amendment thereto, or the answer or cross bill or amendment thereto, filed in any divorce proceeding may ask that the ownership of the lands described therein and owned by the parties to such suit as joint tenants or as tenants by entireties shall be determined by the decree of divorce, if granted, and in such case the court granting the divorce may award such lands to 1 or the other of said parties, or any part of it to either of them, or may order such lands to be sold under the direction of a circuit court commissioner, and the proceeds thereof divided between the parties in such proportion as the court shall order; or may appoint commissioners to partition such lands between said parties in the proportion fixed by the decree. The proceedings following the appointment of such commissioner shall conform to the law governing the partition of lands between tenants in common. History: 1909, Act 259, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 11438 ;-- CL 1929, 12768 ;-- CL 1948, 552.103
MI Comp L § 552.104 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 259 of 1909 - Judgments of Divorce or Separate Maintenance (552.101 - 552.104)|Section 552.104 - Divorce Decree; Certified Copy; Recording.

552.104 Divorce decree; certified copy; recording. Sec. 4.  A certified copy of any decree granted in a suit for divorce may be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of any county in this state. History: 1909, Act 259, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 11439 ;-- CL 1929, 12769 ;-- CL 1948, 552.104
MI Comp L § 552.121 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 52 of 1911 - Alimony Awarded by Court of Another State (552.121 - 552.123)|Section 552.121 - Foreign Divorce Decree as Basis of Action at Law.

552.121 Foreign divorce decree as basis of action at law. Sec. 1.  In all cases where a decree for alimony has been rendered in another state in a case where the party against whom the decree was rendered was present in court or was personally served with process within the jurisdiction of the court, the alimony decreed upon the final hearing may be recovered in an action at law in this state, regardless of whether the same is decreed to be paid in 1 payment or in installments from time to time. History: 1911, Act 52, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 11440 ;-- CL 1929, 12770 ;-- CL 1948, 552.121
MI Comp L § 552.122 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 52 of 1911 - Alimony Awarded by Court of Another State (552.121 - 552.123)|Section 552.122 - Stay of Proceedings.

552.122 Stay of proceedings. Sec. 2.  If the defendant in this state shows that he has made proper application in the court of the other state for a reduction or any further order in relation to the alimony in the courts of the other state, the court in this state may stay the proceedings in this state on such terms as it desires to impose. History: 1911, Act 52, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 11441 ;-- CL 1929, 12771 ;-- CL 1948, 552.122
MI Comp L § 552.123 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 52 of 1911 - Alimony Awarded by Court of Another State (552.121 - 552.123)|Section 552.123 - Judgment; Stay, Amendment.

552.123 Judgment; stay, amendment. Sec. 3.  All judgments in such cases shall be stayed 60 days, and if during said term the defendant in this state presents satisfactory evidence of a change in the decree of the courts of the other state, the court may alter or amend its judgment as to it may seem proper and just. History: 1911, Act 52, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 11442 ;-- CL 1929, 12772 ;-- CL 1948, 552.123
MI Comp L § 552.151 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 379 of 1913 - Collection of Alimony or Support and Maintenance (552.151 - 552.156)|Section 552.151 - Alimony or Support and Maintenance Order in Suit for Divorce or Separate Maintenance; Petition; Punishment for Neglect or Violation.

552.151 Alimony or support and maintenance order in suit for divorce or separate maintenance; petition; punishment for neglect or violation. Sec. 1.  In a suit for divorce or separate maintenance, if an order or decree for payment of temporary or permanent alimony, or of support and maintenance for minor children or for children who are 18 years of age or older, has been made, and if the party, plaintiff, or defendant, has appeared in person or by attorney or has been personally served with process within the jurisdiction of the court making the order or decree, then the court may punish by fine or imprisonment, or both, any neglect or violation of the order upon petition of the party whose rights may have been impaired, impeded, or prejudiced by neglect or violation. History: 1913, Act 379, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 11443 ;-- CL 1929, 12773 ;-- CL 1948, 552.151 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 176, Eff. Mar. 24, 1963 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 242, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1990
MI Comp L § 552.152 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 379 of 1913 - Collection of Alimony or Support and Maintenance (552.151 - 552.156)|Section 552.152 - Payments in Default; Motion; Attachment; “State Disbursement Unit” or “Sdu” Defined.

552.152 Payments in default; motion; attachment; “state disbursement unit” or “SDU” defined. Sec. 2.  (1) When a decree or order described in section 1 orders payments to be made to the clerk of the court, the friend of the court, or the state disbursement unit and a payment is in default, the party prejudiced may make a motion before the court showing by records in the clerk's or friend of the court's office, or otherwise, that the default has occurred, and the court may issue an attachment to arrest the party in default and bring the party immediately before the court to answer for the default.  (2) As used in this act, "state disbursement unit" or "SDU" means the entity established in section 6 of the office of child support act, 1971 PA 174, MCL 400.236. History: 1913, Act 379, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 11444 ;-- Am. 1923, Act 232, Eff. Aug. 30, 1923 ;-- CL 1929, 12774 ;-- CL 1948, 552.152 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 176, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 153, Imd. Eff. Nov. 3, 1999
MI Comp L § 552.153 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 379 of 1913 - Collection of Alimony or Support and Maintenance (552.151 - 552.156)|Section 552.153 - Order for Payment; Demand or Notice Not Necessity.

552.153 Order for payment; demand or notice not necessity. Sec. 3.  No demand or notice of making the order for such payment shall be necessary in the cases enumerated in section 1. History: 1913, Act 379, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 11445 ;-- CL 1929, 12775 ;-- CL 1948, 552.153 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 176, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
MI Comp L § 552.154 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 379 of 1913 - Collection of Alimony or Support and Maintenance (552.151 - 552.156)|Section 552.154 - Attachment; Arrest, Custody of Party.

552.154 Attachment; arrest, custody of party. Sec. 4.  The attachment shall be executed by the sheriff of the county, or by any officer authorized to make such arrest, who shall arrest the party named therein and keep him in actual custody and bring him forthwith before the court issuing the attachment, and shall keep and detain him until the court shall make some further order. History: 1913, Act 379, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 11446 ;-- CL 1929, 12776 ;-- CL 1948, 552.154 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 176, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
MI Comp L § 552.155 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 379 of 1913 - Collection of Alimony or Support and Maintenance (552.151 - 552.156)|Section 552.155 - Attachment; Discharge by Execution of Bond, Court Order.

552.155 Attachment; discharge by execution of bond, court order. Sec. 5.  The party arrested on the attachment shall be discharged therefrom upon executing and delivering to the clerk of the court issuing such attachment a bond, with 2 sufficient sureties in a penal sum to be fixed by the court, conditioned for immediate and faithful performance of the terms of the order for such payment, or the party may be discharged from arrest by such other order as the court may enter after a full hearing thereon. History: 1913, Act 379, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 11447 ;-- CL 1929, 12777 ;-- CL 1948, 552.155 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 176, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963
MI Comp L § 552.156 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 379 of 1913 - Collection of Alimony or Support and Maintenance (552.151 - 552.156)|Section 552.156 - Transition to Centralized Receipt and Disbursement of Support and Fees.

552.156 Transition to centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees. Sec. 6.  The department, the SDU, and each office of the friend of the court shall cooperate in the transition to the centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees. An office of the friend of the court shall continue to receive and disburse support and fees through the transition, based on the schedule developed as required by section 6 of the office of child support act, 1971 PA 174, MCL 400.236, and modifications to that schedule as the department considers necessary. History: Add. 1999, Act 153, Imd. Eff. Nov. 3, 1999
MI Comp L § 552.391 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 299 of 1905 - Change of Name of Divorced Woman (552.391 - 552.391)|Section 552.391 - Divorced Woman; Change of Name.

552.391 Divorced woman; change of name. Sec. 1.  The circuit courts of this state, whenever a decree of divorce is granted, may, at the instance of the woman, whether complainant or defendant, decree to restore to her her birth name, or the surname she legally bore prior to her marriage to the husband in the divorce action, or allow her to adopt another surname if the change is not sought with any fraudulent or evil intent. History: 1905, Act 299, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- CL 1915, 11435 ;-- CL 1929, 12787 ;-- CL 1948, 552.391 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 40, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1975
MI Comp L § 552.401 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 42 of 1949 - Award of Property Owned by Spouse to Party (552.401 - 552.402)|Section 552.401 - Property Owned by Spouse; Award to Party Contributing to Acquisition, Improvement, or Accumulation Thereof; Effect of Decree.

552.401 Property owned by spouse; award to party contributing to acquisition, improvement, or accumulation thereof; effect of decree. Sec. 1.  The circuit court of this state may include in any decree of divorce or of separate maintenance entered in the circuit court appropriate provisions awarding to a party all or a portion of the property, either real or personal, owned by his or her spouse, as appears to the court to be equitable under all the circumstances of the case, if it appears from the evidence in the case that the party contributed to the acquisition, improvement, or accumulation of the property. The decree, upon becoming final, shall have the same force and effect as a quitclaim deed of the real estate, if any, or a bill of sale of the personal property, if any, given by the party's spouse to the party. History: 1949, Act 42, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 215, Imd. Eff. Nov. 11, 1983
MI Comp L § 552.402 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 42 of 1949 - Award of Property Owned by Spouse to Party (552.401 - 552.402)|Section 552.402 - Certified Copy of Decree; Recording or Filing.

552.402 Certified copy of decree; recording or filing. Sec. 2.  A certified copy of any such decree may be recorded or filed in the office of the register of deeds of any county wherein any real estate or personal property described in such decree may be located. History: 1949, Act 42, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949
MI Comp L § 552.451 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 138 of 1966 - The Family Support Act (552.451 - 552.459)|Section 552.451 - Proceedings for Support of Custodial Parent and Children; Complaint; Service; Prohibition.

552.451 Proceedings for support of custodial parent and children; complaint; service; prohibition.Sec. 1.  A married parent who has a minor child or children living with him or her and who is living separate and away from his or her spouse who is the noncustodial parent of the child or children, and who is refused financial assistance by the noncustodial parent to provide necessary shelter, food, care, and clothing for the child or children, if the spouse is of sufficient financial ability to provide that assistance, may complain to the circuit court for the county where either parent resides for an order for support for himself or herself and the minor child or children. Subject to section 5b of the support and parenting time enforcement act, 1982 PA 295, MCL 552.605b, the parent may also complain to the circuit court for support for a child or children after they reach 18 years of age. The proceedings shall be commenced by the filing of a complaint verified by the petitioner and by issuance of a summons that shall be served upon the noncustodial parent of the children and spouse of the petitioner in the manner provided by court rules for the service of process in civil actions. A complaint shall not be filed and a summons shall not be issued if divorce or separate maintenance proceedings are then pending between the petitioner and his or her spouse. History: 1966, Act 138, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 196, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 237, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1990 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2002 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 236, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2010
MI Comp L § 552.451a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 138 of 1966 - The Family Support Act (552.451 - 552.459)|Section 552.451a - Proceedings for Support of Children; Support Order; Burden of Proof; Applicability of Section.

552.451a Proceedings for support of children; support order; burden of proof; applicability of section. Sec. 1a.  A custodial parent or guardian of a minor child or children or a child or children who have reached 18 years of age may proceed in the same manner, and under the same circumstances as provided in section 1, against the noncustodial parent for the support of the child or children. The order of support shall provide only for the support of the child or children, and the burden of proof shall be the same as provided in section 2. This section applies only to legitimate, legitimated, and lawfully adopted minor children and, subject to section 5b of the support and parenting time enforcement act, 1982 PA 295, MCL 552.605b, children after they reach 18 years of age. History: Add. 1970, Act 153, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1970 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 196, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 237, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1990 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 8, Imd. Eff. Feb. 14, 2002
MI Comp L § 552.451b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 138 of 1966 - The Family Support Act (552.451 - 552.459)|Section 552.451b - Proceedings for Support of Custodial Parent and Children Being Supported by Public Assistance; Burden of Proof.

552.451b Proceedings for support of custodial parent and children being supported by public assistance; burden of proof. Sec. 1b.  The director of social services or his or her designated representative or the director of the county department of social services of the county where the custodial parent or minor child or children or child or children who have reached 18 years of age reside or the director's designated representative may proceed in the same manner and under the same circumstances as provided in sections 1 and 1a against the noncustodial parent for the support of the custodial parent and minor child or children or child or children who have reached 18 years of age if the custodial parent and minor child or children or child or children who have reached 18 years of age or any of them are being supported, in whole or in part, by public assistance under the social welfare act, Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being sections 400.1 to 400.121 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The burden of proof shall be the same as provided in section 2.  History: Add. 1971, Act 195, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 1971 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 196, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 237, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1990
MI Comp L § 552.451c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 138 of 1966 - The Family Support Act (552.451 - 552.459)|Section 552.451c - Repealed. 2001, Act 111, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001.

552.451c Repealed. 2001, Act 111, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to support for child after child reaches 18 years of age.
MI Comp L § 552.453 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 138 of 1966 - The Family Support Act (552.451 - 552.459)|Section 552.453 - Transmitting Order for Support to Friend of Court.

552.453 Transmitting order for support to friend of court. Sec. 3.  Upon the entry of any order for support under this act, a copy of the order shall be transmitted to the friend of the court of the county in which the order was entered. History: 1966, Act 138, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 212, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
MI Comp L § 552.454 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 552 - Divorce|Act 138 of 1966 - The Family Support Act (552.451 - 552.459)|Section 552.454 - Prosecuting Attorney as Attorney for Petitioner; Agreement to Transfer Prosecutor's Responsibilities; Conduct of Proceeding on Behalf of State; Utilization of Child Support Formula as Guideline; Transmittal of Payments to Department of Human Services.

552.454 Prosecuting attorney as attorney for petitioner; agreement to transfer prosecutor's responsibilities; conduct of proceeding on behalf of state; utilization of child support formula as guideline; transmittal of payments to department of human services.Sec. 4.  (1) If the county department of human services where the custodial parent or guardian of the minor child or children or the child or children who have reached 18 years of age resides determines the custodial parent, the minor child or children, the child or children who have reached 18 years of age, or any of them to be eligible for public or medical assistance, or if a complaint is being filed under section 1b, the prosecuting attorney shall act as the attorney for the petitioner.  (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 14, 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.  (4) The child support formula developed under section 19 of the friend of the court act, 1982 PA 294, MCL 552.519, shall be used as a guideline in petitioning for child support. Upon certification by the department of human services that the custodial parent and minor child or children or child or children who have reached 18 years of age are receiving public assistance, a payment received by the friend of the court or the state disbursement unit for the support of the custodial parent and minor child or children or child or children who have reached 18 years of age shall be transmitted to the department of human services. History: 1966, Act 138, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 153, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1970 ;-- Am. 1971, Act 195, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 1971 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 196, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 212, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 237, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1990 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1990 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 158, Imd. Eff. Nov. 3, 1999 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 369, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015