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MI Comp L § 400.204 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 220 of 1935 - Michigan Children's Institute (400.201 - 400.216)|Section 400.204 - Michigan Children's Institute; Commitment Order; Transportation; Expense; Communication With Child's Attorney.

400.204 Michigan children's institute; commitment order; transportation; expense; communication with child's attorney. Sec. 4.  (1) Within 30 days after an order is made committing a child to the superintendent of the Michigan children's institute, the court shall send to the superintendent a certified copy of the petition, the order of disposition in the case, and the report of the physician who examined the child. Upon receipt of the order the superintendent of the Michigan children's institute shall notify the court of the child's placement so that the court may cause the child to be transported to that placement. The expense of the child's transportation shall be audited by the auditor general or a certified public accountant appointed by the auditor general and paid from the general fund in the same manner as the expense of conveying children to other institutions of the state.  (2) During the time a child is committed to the superintendent of the Michigan children's institute, the superintendent and the child's attorney may communicate with each other regarding issues of commitment, placement, and permanency planning; and if the child's attorney has an objection or concern regarding such an issue, the superintendent and the child's attorney shall consult with each other regarding that issue. History: 1935, Act 220, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1935 ;-- Am. 1943, Act 207, Eff. July 30, 1943 ;-- CL 1948, 400.204 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 171, Eff. Mar. 31, 1998
MI Comp L § 400.205 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 220 of 1935 - Michigan Children's Institute (400.201 - 400.216)|Section 400.205 - Committed Children; Placement in Private Home, Investigation, Court Order.

400.205 Committed children; placement in private home, investigation, court order. Sec. 5.  In case a child has been committed to said institute, and a person in the same county has been found who is willing to take said child into his home under the same conditions as children placed out on agreement, or for adoption from the said institute, the court, county agent, probation officer or any other person representing the court or state in the placement of children may notify the superintendent of said institute, giving the name and the address of the party interested in taking the child into his home; whereupon the superintendent shall order an investigation be made, and if it appears that the home is a suitable one for said child, the child shall be placed and the order of the court entered on the records of the said institute. Upon entering the order of the court on the records of the said institute, the child shall be considered a ward of said institute and may be supervised, or adopted as are other wards of the said institute: Provided, In case the investigation indicates that the child is not eligible for admission to the said institute because of some mental or physical defect, or should not be offered for adoption because of a mental defect in its forbears, or being of unknown parentage and too young to determine its mental and physical development, the superintendent shall so notify the court with reasons thereof and further disposition shall be made by said court. History: 1935, Act 220, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1935 ;-- CL 1948, 400.205
MI Comp L § 400.206 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 220 of 1935 - Michigan Children's Institute (400.201 - 400.216)|Section 400.206 - Committed Children; Temporary Residential Facilities.

400.206 Committed children; temporary residential facilities. Sec. 6.  The commission shall maintain at Ann Arbor and at such other places as may be made available to the commission, temporary residential facilities for the reception of children sent to the institute under sections 3 or 4 of this act, or for their care between placements in family homes, or for other temporary purposes. Such facilities may include office space for employees of the commission engaged in the maintenance of the facilities or who work in their vicinity. History: Add. 1955, Act 220, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 Former Law: See section 6 of Act 220 of 1935, which was repealed by Act 207 of 1943.
MI Comp L § 400.208 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 220 of 1935 - Michigan Children's Institute (400.201 - 400.216)|Section 400.208 - Committed Children; Return to Home County.

400.208 Committed children; return to home county. Sec. 8.  The said commission is authorized to return to the counties from which they were sent, the following classes of children:  First, those who have become 16 years of age and who, for any reason, cannot be placed or retained in family homes.  Second, those who by reason of vicious habits or incorrigibility, cannot be placed in or retained in family homes.  Third, those who are of unsound mind or body, or have some physical disability, which prevents their being placed in family homes. Whenever a child shall be ordered by said commission to be returned to a county, as herein provided, the guardianship of the said commission shall cease, and the child thereupon becomes a charge on the county from which it was sent, and the superintendent shall report to the court the reasons thereof, and any other information which may assist the court in a further disposition of the child. History: 1935, Act 220, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1935 ;-- CL 1948, 400.208
MI Comp L § 400.209 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 220 of 1935 - Michigan Children's Institute (400.201 - 400.216)|Section 400.209 - Committed Children; Adoption, Marriage, Guardianship, or Emancipation; Consent by Superintendent; Authorization to Allow Child to Hunt Game; Preliminary Consent Denial Review Process.

400.209 Committed children; adoption, marriage, guardianship, or emancipation; consent by superintendent; authorization to allow child to hunt game; preliminary consent denial review process.Sec. 9.  (1) The superintendent of the institute or his or her designee is authorized to consent to the adoption, marriage, guardianship, or emancipation of any child who may have been committed to the institute, according to the laws for the adoption, marriage, guardianship as provided in section 19c of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.19c, or emancipation of minors. On such adoption, marriage, guardianship, or emancipation, the child so adopted, married, or emancipated or who has had a guardian appointed under section 19c of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.19c, shall cease to be a ward of the state.  (2) The superintendent of the institute or his or her designee is authorized to allow a child who has been committed to the institute to hunt game as provided in sections 43517 and 43520 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.43517 and 324.43520.  (3) The department shall discontinue the Michigan children's institute preliminary consent denial review process. History: 1935, Act 220, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1935 ;-- Am. 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 8, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1944 ;-- CL 1948, 400.209 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 220, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 470, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2004 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 30, Imd. Eff. May 24, 2011 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 250, Imd. Eff. July 2, 2012
MI Comp L § 400.210 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 220 of 1935 - Michigan Children's Institute (400.201 - 400.216)|Section 400.210 - Committed Children; Application for Removal From Institute, Procedure; Visitation to Homes.

400.210 Committed children; application for removal from institute, procedure; visitation to homes. Sec. 10.  Any person desiring to take a child from said institute by agreement or adoption shall apply for that purpose in writing, on such form as said commission shall prescribe, to the superintendent or to the judge of probate of the county in which the applicant resides. The superintendent of said institute shall require an investigation of the home of the applicant upon such forms as the commission shall prescribe. Said commission shall procure 1 or more reports, at least 4 times each year, for each child placed in a home for adoption or on an agreement, either from the county agent, officer of the institute or the person with whom the child is placed, and at such times as the superintendent of said institute may direct.  It shall be the duty of county agents or child welfare workers of the state department of social welfare in their respective counties, to visit the wards of the said institute at such times as they are requested to do so, by said superintendent, and to report on said homes and children to said institute. History: 1935, Act 220, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1935 ;-- Am. 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 8, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1944 ;-- CL 1948, 400.210
MI Comp L § 400.211 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 220 of 1935 - Michigan Children's Institute (400.201 - 400.216)|Section 400.211 - Preservation of Records; Confidentiality.

400.211 Preservation of records; confidentiality. Sec. 11.  The commission shall preserve in said institute all legal and other papers of importance including reports of investigation of parentage, of family conditions of the children committed to said institute, and also a brief history of each child, showing its name, age, county, former residence, occupations, habits and character, so far as can be ascertained, and the name and residence and occupation of the person who has taken the child by agreement, or for adoption. In any report of any officer of the institute, or any agent of the state department of social welfare or any state or county officer, no names of such children, wards of the state, shall be published. Act No. 142 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, and Act No. 115 of the Public Acts of 1925, being sections 6733 to 6736, inclusive, of the Compiled Laws of 1929 shall not apply to said institute. All records pertaining to any child committed to said institute shall be filed as confidential and shall not be made public thereafter, excepting as the said commission shall authorize, when deemed necessary for the best interest of the child. History: 1935, Act 220, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1935 ;-- Am. 1944, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 8, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1944 ;-- CL 1948, 400.211 Compiler's Notes: Act 142 of 1909, referred to in this section, was repealed by Act 138 of 1958. For provisions of Act 115 of 1925, referred to in this section, see MCL 328.101 et seq.
MI Comp L § 400.212 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 220 of 1935 - Michigan Children's Institute (400.201 - 400.216)|Section 400.212 - Repealed. 1955, Act 220, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955.

400.212 Repealed. 1955, Act 220, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section conveyed land for use of Michigan children's village, gave state hospital commission jurisdiction over village, and regulated admissions.
MI Comp L § 400.213 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 220 of 1935 - Michigan Children's Institute (400.201 - 400.216)|Section 400.213 - Construction of Act; Severing Clause.

400.213 Construction of act; severing clause. Sec. 13.  This bill being remedial in its nature and purposes shall be liberally construed in order to accomplish the beneficial purposes herein sought. Should any clause, paragraph, or section of this bill be declared unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the remainder thereof. History: 1935, Act 220, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1935 ;-- CL 1948, 400.213
MI Comp L § 400.214 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 220 of 1935 - Michigan Children's Institute (400.201 - 400.216)|Section 400.214 - Aiding Child to Escape; Penalty.

400.214 Aiding child to escape; penalty. Sec. 14.  Any person who shall aid or assist, or entice a child under the control of the said institute to escape from a home in which said child has been placed, or shall aid, entice or assist any such child to leave the state, or shall marry any such child without the consent of the said commission, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding 100 dollars and costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in a county jail, or any of the state prisons for a term not exceeding a year, or by both such fine and imprisonment according to the discretion of the court. History: 1935, Act 220, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1935 ;-- CL 1948, 400.214
MI Comp L § 400.215, 400.216 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 220 of 1935 - Michigan Children's Institute (400.201 - 400.216)|Section 400.215, 400.216 - Repealed. 1955, Act 220, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955.

400.215, 400.216 Repealed. 1955, Act 220, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955. Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections regulated location of Michigan children's institute, limited acquisition and construction costs, repealed inconsistent acts, abolished name “state public school”, and saved pending proceedings.
MI Comp L § 400.226 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|E.R.O. No. 2004-4 - Executive Reorganization Order (400.226 - 400.226)|Section 400.226 - Family Independence Agency Renamed to Department of Human Services.

400.226 Family independence agency renamed to department of human services.  WHEREAS, Section 1 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 vests the executive power of the State of Michigan in the Governor;  WHEREAS, Section 2 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 empowers the Governor to make changes in the organization of the Executive Branch or in the assignment of functions among its units that the Governor considers necessary for efficient administration;  WHEREAS, the Department of Social Services was created as a principal department of state government by Section 450 of the Executive Organization Act of 1965, 1965 PA 380, MCL 16.550;  WHEREAS, the Department of Social Services was renamed the Family Independence Agency by 1995 PA 223, MCL 400.1;   WHEREAS, the Family Independence Agency is the state's public assistance, child, and family welfare agency focused on protecting children and vulnerable adults, delivering juvenile justice services, and providing support to strengthen families and individuals;  WHEREAS, renaming the Family Independence Agency will more effectively communicate its status as a principal department and its mission focused on the provision of social services for families, children, and other Michigan residents in need;  WHEREAS, it is necessary in the interests of efficient administration and effective government to make changes in the organization of the Executive Branch of state government;  NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan, by virtue of the power and authority vested in the Governor by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and Michigan law, order:   A. The Family Independence Agency is renamed the Department of Human Services.   B. Any and all statutory references to the Family Independence Agency or the Department of Social Services shall be deemed references to the Department of Human Services.  History: 2004, E.R.O. No. 2004-4, Eff. Mar. 15, 2005 Compiler's Notes: For creation of department of health and human services and abolishment of department of human services, see E.R.O. No. 2015-1, compiled at MCL 400.227.
MI Comp L § 400.231a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 174 of 1971 - Office of Child Support Act (400.231 - 400.240)|Section 400.231a - Short Title.

400.231a Short title. Sec. 1a.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "office of child support act". History: Add. 1985, Act 209, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986
MI Comp L § 400.232 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 174 of 1971 - Office of Child Support Act (400.231 - 400.240)|Section 400.232 - Office of Child Support; Establishment.

400.232 Office of child support; establishment. Sec. 2.  The office of child support is established in the department. History: 1971, Act 174, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1971 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 209, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 112, Eff. June 30, 1998
MI Comp L § 400.233a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 174 of 1971 - Office of Child Support Act (400.231 - 400.240)|Section 400.233a - Offset Proceedings Against Tax Refunds; Initiation; Notice; Opportunity to Contest; Reimbursement.

400.233a Offset proceedings against tax refunds; initiation; notice; opportunity to contest; reimbursement.Sec. 3a.  (1) Upon receipt of a request from the office of the friend of the court under section 24 of the support and parenting time enforcement act, 1982 PA 295, MCL 552.624, or as required by federal regulations adopted under title IV-D, the office of child support shall initiate offset proceedings against the state tax refunds and federal income tax refunds of a parent who is obligated to support a child and who owes past due support.  (2) The office shall send to a parent who is the subject of a request under subsection (1) advance written notice of the proposed offset. The notice shall inform the parent of the opportunity to contest the offset of his or her state income tax refund on the grounds that the offset is not proper because of a mistake of fact concerning the amount of overdue support or the identity of the parent.  (3) The office shall provide for the prompt reimbursement of an amount withheld in error or an amount found to exceed the amount of overdue support. History: Add. 1985, Act 209, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1986 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 3, Eff. June 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 112, Eff. June 30, 1998 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 238, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2010
MI Comp L § 400.233b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 174 of 1971 - Office of Child Support Act (400.231 - 400.240)|Section 400.233b - Child Support Arrearage Amnesty Period; Designation; Terms and Conditions; Administration; Notification.

400.233b Child support arrearage amnesty period; designation; terms and conditions; administration; notification.Sec. 3b.  (1) The director of the department shall direct the office to designate a period of not less than 90 days that ends not more than 7 months after the effective date of this section as a child support arrearage amnesty period. Under the terms and conditions set forth in subsection (2), the director, or the director's designee, shall grant a payer amnesty, waiving all criminal and civil penalties provided by law for the payer's failure or refusal to pay past due child support. Amnesty granted under this section waives criminal and civil penalties for failure or refusal to pay child support only in regard to the child support arrearage that the payer pays in total to qualify for amnesty.  (2) To qualify for amnesty under this section, a payer shall pay his or her child support arrearage amount either in total with the submission of the written amnesty request or by paying not less than 50% of the total amount with the submission of the written amnesty request and the balance before the amnesty period ends. A payer's amnesty is effective on the date the director, or the director's designee, receives the payer's written amnesty request with the payment of not less than 50% of the total child support arrearage amount. If a payer pays less than 100% of the total child support arrearage amount with the amnesty request, the payer's amnesty terminates at the end of the amnesty period unless the balance is paid before the amnesty period ends.  (3) A payer is not eligible to qualify for amnesty under this section if, before the payer submits the written request for amnesty and a payment as required by subsection (2), 1 or more of the following occur:  (a) Prosecution is initiated against the payer under section 161, 165, or 167(1)(a) or (2) of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.161, 750.165, and 750.167.  (b) The payer is arrested on a criminal warrant or bench warrant related to the payer's failure or refusal to pay past due child support.  (4) The office shall administer the amnesty program established by this section. As part of its administrative duties, at least 60 days before the start of the amnesty period, the office shall notify payers who may be eligible for amnesty under this section because they owe a child support arrearage. A description of the amnesty program included in scheduled notices and posted on the department's website is sufficient compliance with this notification requirement. History: Add. 2004, Act 564, Eff. June 1, 2005
MI Comp L § 400.234b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 400 - Social Services|Act 174 of 1971 - Office of Child Support Act (400.231 - 400.240)|Section 400.234b - Obligation or Liability Incurred by Financial Institution.

400.234b Obligation or liability incurred by financial institution. Sec. 4b.  (1) A financial institution incurs no obligation or liability to a depositor, account holder, or other person or entity arising from the furnishing of a report or information to the office, to an office agent or representative, or to the federal government or its designee under this act or from the failure to disclose to a depositor, account holder, or other person that the name of a person was included in the report or information provided.  (2) A financial institution incurs no obligation or liability to the office or another person or entity for an error or omission made in good faith compliance with this act.  (3) A financial institution incurs no obligation or liability for blocking, freezing, placing a hold upon, surrendering, or otherwise dealing with a person's or entity's financial assets in response to a lien imposed or information provided pursuant to this act.  (4) A financial institution is not obligated to block, freeze, place a hold upon, surrender, or otherwise deal with a person's or entity's financial assets until served with and having a reasonable opportunity to act upon a subpoena, summons, warrant, court order, administrative order, lien, or levy served upon the financial institution in accordance with the laws of this state. A financial institution that surrenders financial assets to the friend of the court in response to a lien imposed under state law is discharged from any obligation or liability to the depositor, account holder, or other person or entity related to the financial assets that are surrendered to the friend of the court.  (5) A financial institution that surrenders financial assets to the friend of the court may assess the account holder a service charge not to exceed 10% of the amount surrendered to the friend of the court. The service charge shall be in addition to any other fee or charge authorized by this act or otherwise not prohibited by law. History: Add. 1998, Act 112, Eff. June 30, 1998