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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.609 - Order of Income Withholding; Service; Notice.

552.609 Order of income withholding; service; notice.
Sec. 9.
(1) A notice of income withholding entered under this act shall be served on sources of income as provided in section 11. A labor organization that assigns a member to work shall forward a copy of an income withholding notice served on the labor organization to the actual employer.
(2) A notice served under this section shall do all of the following:
(a) Direct sources of income to withhold from income due the payer an amount sufficient to meet the payments ordered for support, service fees, fines, costs, and sanctions and to defray arrearages in payments and service fees due at the time the order of income withholding takes effect.
(b) Direct that the amount withheld for support, fees, health care coverage premiums, fines, costs, and sanctions as ordered under the friend of the court act or this act shall not exceed, before 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added subsection (3), the amount allowed under section 303(b) of title III of the consumer credit protection act, 15 USC 1673, or, on or after 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added subsection (3), 50% of the payer's disposable earnings as that term is defined in 15 USC 1672.
(c) Contain a statement of the requirements of sections 11, 11a, 12, 13, 14, and 23.
(d) Direct that income withheld under the notice be paid to the office of the friend of the court or to the state disbursement unit, as appropriate, within 3 days after the date of the withholding.
(3) A person that serves a notice of income withholding under this section shall send separate notices for income withholding for support, fees, fines, costs, and sanctions ordered to be paid under title IV-D and support, fees, fines, costs, and sanctions not ordered to be paid under title IV-D.
History:
1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 160, Imd. Eff. Nov. 3, 1999 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.610 - Payer to Give Friend of Court Name and Address of Employer.

552.610 Payer to give friend of court name and address of employer.
Sec. 10.
For a friend of the court case, the payer shall give to the office of the friend of the court at the time the order of income withholding is issued the name and address of his or her employer. The payer shall immediately give to the office of the friend of the court notice of the name and address of any subsequent employer.
History:
1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 572, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.611 - Order of Income Withholding; Duration; Priority.

552.611 Order of income withholding; duration; priority.
Sec. 11.
An order of income withholding entered under this act is binding upon a source of income 7 days after service upon that source of income of a notice of the order of income withholding by ordinary mail or by electronic means as agreed by the source of income and the office of the friend of the court. The order of income withholding remains in effect until further order of the court. An order of income withholding has priority over all other legal process under state law against the same income.
History:
1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 367, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.612 - Compliance With Order as Discharge of Liability to Payer.

552.612 Compliance with order as discharge of liability to payer.
Sec. 12.
Compliance by the source of income with a notice of income withholding operates as a discharge of the source's liability to the payer as to that portion of the payer's income affected.
History:
1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.613 - Failure to Comply With Order; Contempt; Finding; Initiation of Proceedings; Jurisdiction.

552.613 Failure to comply with order; contempt; finding; initiation of proceedings; jurisdiction.
Sec. 13.
The court may find a source of income in contempt, require the source of income to pay an amount according to section 11a(2) if the terms of that section have been satisfied, and fine the source of income if the source of income is served with a notice of income withholding and fails to comply with the notice or to pay withheld amounts to the friend of the court after the order becomes binding under section 11. The IV-D agency is responsible for initiating contempt proceedings under this section. Contempt proceedings under this section may be initiated in any county with jurisdiction over the source of income.
History:
1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 206, Eff. Feb. 28, 2005
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.614 - Termination or Interruption of Payer's Income; Notice; Service on New Employer or Other Source of Income.

552.614 Termination or interruption of payer's income; notice; service on new employer or other source of income.
Sec. 14.
(1) A source of income that has been served with a notice of income withholding or with an order or notice of an order for dependent health care coverage shall notify the appropriate office of the friend of the court if the parent's income from that source or dependent health care coverage is terminated.
(2) If the source of income is an employer, the source of income shall promptly notify the appropriate office of the friend of the court when the payer's employment is terminated or interrupted for a period of 14 or more consecutive days, and shall provide the payer's last known address and the name and address of the payer's new employer or other source of income, if known. The office of the friend of the court shall immediately serve the payer's new employer or other source of income with a notice of income withholding and, if the payer's source of income is an employer, with a notice of the order for dependent health care coverage.
History:
1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 106, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.615 - Notice of Change in Circumstances.

552.615 Notice of change in circumstances.
Sec. 15.
The payer and any recipient of support shall immediately give to the office of the friend of the court notice of any change in circumstances which would affect an order of income withholding or the distribution of money received under that order.
History:
1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.617 - Notice of Support Modification; Changing Amount Assigned or Withheld.

552.617 Notice of support modification; changing amount assigned or withheld.
Sec. 17.
For a friend of the court case, if the court orders a modification in support and an order of income withholding has been entered under this act, the office of the friend of the court shall give to a source of income to which notice of income withholding was sent under section 11 a notice of the modification by ordinary mail or by electronic means as agreed by the source of income and the office of the friend of the court. The amount assigned or withheld shall be changed to conform with the court ordered modification 7 days after receipt of the notice of modification.
History:
1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 367, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 572, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.621 - Repealed. 1990, Act 296, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1990.

552.621 Repealed. 1990, Act 296, Imd. Eff. Dec. 14, 1990.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to payments by employer to friend of court.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.623 - Using Order of Income Withholding as Basis for Refusing to Employ, Discharging, Disciplining, or Penalizing Payer Prohibited; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Restitution; Use of Occupational, Driver's, or Recreational or Sporting License as Basis; Exception; Fee.

552.623 Using order of income withholding as basis for refusing to employ, discharging, disciplining, or penalizing payer prohibited; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; restitution; use of occupational, driver's, or recreational or sporting license as basis; exception; fee.
Sec. 23.
(1) A source of income shall not use a notice of income withholding as a basis for refusing to employ, discharging, taking disciplinary action against, or imposing a penalty against a payer. A source of income who refuses to employ, discharges, disciplines, or penalizes a payer in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00, and shall be required to make full restitution to the aggrieved payer, including reinstatement and back pay.
(2) A source of income shall not use the suspension, as provided for in this act, of an occupational license, driver's license, or recreational or sporting license as the basis for refusing to employ, discharging, taking disciplinary action against, or imposing a penalty against a payer unless the suspended license is legally required for the payer's performance of the job. This act does not prevent a source of income from refusing to employ or discharging an individual whose occupational license, driver's license, or recreational or sporting license is suspended if that license is a necessary predicate to engage in that occupation, vocation, or profession.
(3) A source of income may charge and collect from a payer a fee in response to a notice of income withholding as follows:
(a) If a source of income submits income withholding payments by electronic means, the source of income may charge the payer a fee of $1.00 each time the source of income withholds payment from the payer, but not to exceed $2.00 per month.
(b) If a source of income submits income withholding payments by other than electronic means, the source of income may charge the payer a fee of $2.00 each time the source of income withholds payment from the payer, but not to exceed $4.00 per month.
(4) The fee authorized in subsection (3) shall be collected separately and apart from the income withheld for child support.
(5) Charging or collecting a fee under subsection (3) is not a violation of subsection (1).
History:
1982, Act 295, Eff. July 1, 1983 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 235, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 239, Eff. Jan. 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 357, Eff. Mar. 28, 2013
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.624 - Offset Proceedings Against Delinquent Payer's Tax Refunds.

552.624 Offset proceedings against delinquent payer's tax refunds.
Sec. 24.
For a friend of the court case, if the case has not been designated for offset proceedings by the office of child support and a support arrearage has accrued that meets the requirements established by state or federal law, regulation, or rule, as applicable, the office of the friend of the court may request the office of child support to initiate offset proceedings against the delinquent payer's state tax refunds and federal income tax refunds as provided in section 3a of the office of child support act, 1971 PA 174, MCL 400.233a.
History:
Add. 1985, Act 210, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1986 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 572, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 193, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.624a - Proceedings to Set Aside Transfer of Title or Ownership of Property Without Fair Consideration.

552.624a Proceedings to set aside transfer of title or ownership of property without fair consideration.
Sec. 24a.
For a friend of the court case, if a support arrearage has accrued and there is reason to believe the payer transferred title or ownership of real or personal property without fair consideration, the title IV-D agency shall initiate proceedings to have the transfer set aside as provided in the uniform voidable transactions act, 1998 PA 434, MCL 566.31 to 566.45, or obtain a settlement in the form of full payment of the arrearage or in periodic repayments as is possible in the best interest of the recipient of support.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 572, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 555, Eff. Apr. 10, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.624b - Notification to Child Support Lien Network and Additional Clearinghouses of Payer With Support Arrearage.

552.624b Notification to child support lien network and additional clearinghouses of payer with support arrearage.
Sec. 24b.
The title IV-D agency shall notify the child support lien network, and may notify 1 or more additional national child support information clearinghouses, of each payer who has a support arrearage in an amount that exceeds 2 times the monthly amount of periodic support payments payable under the payer's support order.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 483, Eff. Oct. 1, 2005
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.625 - Enforcement of Support Orders; Providing Bond, Security, or Other Guarantee.

552.625 Enforcement of support orders; providing bond, security, or other guarantee.
Sec. 25.
In addition to providing remedies or imposing penalties otherwise available under this act or other law for the enforcement of support orders, the court, upon petition by the office of the friend of the court or recipient of support and after notice to the payer and an opportunity for a hearing, may require a payer to provide sufficient bond, security, or other guarantee to secure the payment of support that is past due, or due in the future, or both. Upon default in the payment of an amount secured by the bond, the court, after notice to the payer and sureties, if any, and an opportunity for a hearing, may render judgment against the payer and sureties for the amount of unpaid support. Upon default in the payment of the amount awarded in the judgment, the court may order execution of the judgment; appoint a receiver of the real and personal property of the payer and order the property and its income to be applied to the amount of the judgment; or take any other appropriate action to enforce the judgment.
History:
Add. 1985, Act 210, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.625d - Obligation or Liability of Financial Institution, Insurer, or Carrier; Limitations.

552.625d Obligation or liability of financial institution, insurer, or carrier; limitations.
Sec. 25d.
(1) A financial institution, insurer, or carrier incurs no obligation or liability to a depositor, account holder, or other person arising from the furnishing of information under sections 25c to 25i or from the failure to disclose to a depositor, account holder, or other person that the person's name as a person with an interest in the financial assets, money to be paid, or compensation was included in the information provided.
(2) A financial institution, insurer, or carrier incurs no obligation or liability to the title IV-D agency or another person for an error or omission made in good faith compliance with sections 25c to 25i.
(3) A financial institution, insurer, or carrier incurs no obligation or liability for blocking, freezing, placing a hold upon, forwarding, or otherwise dealing with a person's financial assets, money to be paid, or compensation in response to a lien or levy imposed or information provided under sections 25c to 25i.
(4) A financial institution, insurer, or carrier is not obligated to block, freeze, place a hold upon, forward, or otherwise deal with a person's financial assets, money to be paid, or compensation until served with the notice of levy in accordance with section 25c. A financial institution, insurer, or carrier that forwards financial assets, money to be paid, or compensation to the title IV-D agency in response to a levy under section 25c is discharged from any obligation or liability to the depositor, account holder, or other person with an interest in the financial assets, money to be paid, or compensation forwarded to the title IV-D agency.
History:
Add. 2002, Act 565, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 484, Eff. Jan. 1, 2006
Compiler's Notes:
Enacting section 2 of Act 484 of 2004 provides:"Enacting section 2. Before January 31, 2006, the title IV-D agency and the worker's compensation agency shall report to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for legislation concerning child support enforcement on the status of, efficacy of, and problems that have arisen in the implementation of the provisions of the support and parenting time enforcement act that were amended or added by this amendatory act and in the implementation of the related interagency agreement. In addition, the worker's compensation agency shall report to those same standing committees the effect that implementation has had on efficiency in the management of worker's compensation case settlements and redemptions."
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.625e - Freeze of Payer's Financial Assets; Execution; Notice.

552.625e Freeze of payer's financial assets; execution; notice.
Sec. 25e.
(1) When a financial institution, insurer, or carrier receives a notice of levy under section 25c on a payer's financial assets held by the financial institution; money to be paid by an insurer as the result of a claim for negligence, personal injury, or death, under an arbitration award, or under a settlement of or judgment issued in a civil action; or compensation under a worker's compensation order, settlement, redemption order, or voluntary payment, the financial institution, insurer, or carrier shall freeze those financial assets, money to be paid, or compensation. If the payer's financial assets, money to be paid, or compensation exceeds the levy amount, the financial institution, insurer, or carrier shall freeze those financial assets, or that money to be paid or compensation, up to the levy amount. A financial institution, insurer, or carrier shall execute the freeze of a payer's financial assets, money to be paid, or compensation under this section by the close of business on 1 of the following days:
(a) If the notice is received before noon, the first business day after the business day on which the notice is received.
(b) If the notice is received at noon or later, the second business day after the business day on which the notice is received.
(2) After complying with subsection (1), a financial institution, insurer, or carrier shall give notice of that compliance to the title IV-D agency and the payer. In addition, a financial institution shall notify each other person with an interest in the financial assets as shown in the financial institution's records. A financial institution's, insurer's, or carrier's notice to a payer under this subsection shall include a copy of the title IV-D agency notice to the financial institution, insurer, or carrier.
History:
Add. 2002, Act 565, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 484, Eff. Jan. 1, 2006
Compiler's Notes:
Enacting section 2 of Act 484 of 2004 provides:"Enacting section 2. Before January 31, 2006, the title IV-D agency and the worker's compensation agency shall report to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for legislation concerning child support enforcement on the status of, efficacy of, and problems that have arisen in the implementation of the provisions of the support and parenting time enforcement act that were amended or added by this amendatory act and in the implementation of the related interagency agreement. In addition, the worker's compensation agency shall report to those same standing committees the effect that implementation has had on efficiency in the management of worker's compensation case settlements and redemptions."
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.625h - Circuit Court Review.

552.625h Circuit court review.
Sec. 25h.
(1) If an action is filed in circuit court within the time limit prescribed in section 25f, the circuit court shall review the matter de novo. The action is governed by this section and the Michigan court rules. The circuit court review is not limited to mistakes of fact.
(2) All of the following apply in an action governed by this section:
(a) The circuit court shall only address the issues of the propriety of the levy and whether the levy amount is correct.
(b) The circuit court shall not admit evidence or consider an issue that is related to custody, parenting time, or the amount of support under a support order unless that evidence is related to the levy against a payer's financial assets, money to be paid, or compensation.
(c) The circuit court shall not modify a support order. A court finding regarding a monthly or past due support amount does not modify the underlying support order.
History:
Add. 2002, Act 565, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 484, Eff. Jan. 1, 2006
Compiler's Notes:
Enacting section 2 of Act 484 of 2004 provides:"Enacting section 2. Before January 31, 2006, the title IV-D agency and the worker's compensation agency shall report to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for legislation concerning child support enforcement on the status of, efficacy of, and problems that have arisen in the implementation of the provisions of the support and parenting time enforcement act that were amended or added by this amendatory act and in the implementation of the related interagency agreement. In addition, the worker's compensation agency shall report to those same standing committees the effect that implementation has had on efficiency in the management of worker's compensation case settlements and redemptions."
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.625i - Return of Forwarded Money to Payer; Reimbursement of Fee, Cost, or Penalty; Interest; Allocations.

552.625i Return of forwarded money to payer; reimbursement of fee, cost, or penalty; interest; allocations.
Sec. 25i.
(1) If, after a financial institution forwards money to the state disbursement unit, all of the forwarded money is returned to the payer due to a mistake of fact or court order, the title IV-D agency shall reimburse the payer for a fee, cost, or penalty that the financial institution assessed against the payer under section 25g. The title IV-D agency shall also compensate the payer for the amount of interest that the financial assets would have earned had they not been converted and forwarded to the SDU, to the extent that the interest can be determined with a reasonable degree of certainty.
(2) If the total amount of past due support the payer owes under all support orders subject to levy under section 25c is more than the amount of money a financial institution, insurer, or carrier forwards the SDU under section 25g, the SDU shall allocate the money among those support orders by multiplying the total amount of money forwarded by the percentages arrived at by dividing the past due support amount under each of those support orders by the total of the past due support amounts under all of those support orders.
History:
Add. 2002, Act 565, Eff. Dec. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 484, Eff. Jan. 1, 2006
Compiler's Notes:
Enacting section 2 of Act 484 of 2004 provides:"Enacting section 2. Before January 31, 2006, the title IV-D agency and the worker's compensation agency shall report to the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for legislation concerning child support enforcement on the status of, efficacy of, and problems that have arisen in the implementation of the provisions of the support and parenting time enforcement act that were amended or added by this amendatory act and in the implementation of the related interagency agreement. In addition, the worker's compensation agency shall report to those same standing committees the effect that implementation has had on efficiency in the management of worker's compensation case settlements and redemptions."
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.626a - Eligibility of Parent for Health Care Coverage Through Employer; Duties of Employer.

552.626a Eligibility of parent for health care coverage through employer; duties of employer.
Sec. 26a.
(1) If a parent is eligible for health care coverage through an employer doing business in the state, within 20 business days after the date of an order or notice of an order for dependent health care coverage, the employer shall notify its insurer or plan administrator and take other action as required to enroll that parent's child in its health care coverage plan or plans, without regard to any enrollment period restrictions, when all of the following exist:
(a) The parent is required by a court or administrative order to provide health care coverage for the parent's child.
(b) The child is eligible for coverage under the plan. A child cannot be denied enrollment or coverage on the grounds that the child was born out of wedlock, is not claimed as a dependent on the parent's federal income tax return, does not reside with the parent or in the insurer's service area, or is eligible for or receiving medical assistance.
(c) The employee applies for coverage for the child or, if the employee fails to apply, the friend of the court or child's other parent through the friend of the court applies for coverage for the child. Application by the friend of the court shall be in the form of the order for dependent health care coverage or a notice of the order for dependent health care coverage.
(2) If coverage is available through the parent's employer, the employer shall withhold from the employee's income the employee's share, if any, of premiums for dependent health care coverage not to exceed the amount allowed under section 8 and pay that amount to the insurer or plan administrator.
(3) An employer shall not disenroll or eliminate health care coverage of a child eligible for coverage and enrolled under subsection (1) unless the employer is provided with satisfactory written evidence that 1 of the following applies:
(a) The court or administrative order requiring health care coverage is no longer in effect.
(b) The child is or will be enrolled in comparable health care coverage that takes effect not later than the effective date of the disenrollment from the existing plan.
(c) The employer has eliminated dependent health care coverage for all of its employees or members.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 236, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 106, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.626b - Order or Notice for Dependent Health Care Coverage; Requirements.

552.626b Order or notice for dependent health care coverage; requirements.
Sec. 26b.
(1) An order or notice for dependent health care coverage entered under this act shall include the information required in a qualified medical child support order as specified in 29 USC 1169, if the health care coverage plan of the individual who is responsible for providing a child with health care coverage is subject to the employee retirement income security act of 1974, Public Law 93-406, and shall comply with standards of the national medical support notice as required to meet federal law and regulations.
(2) An order or notice of an order for dependent health care coverage served on an employer shall direct the employer to withhold from the employee's income the employee's share, if any, of premiums for dependent health care coverage and pay that amount to the insurer or plan administrator. The order or notice shall also direct that the amount withheld for support, fees, and health care premiums shall not exceed 50% of the employee's disposable earnings as that term is defined in 15 USC 1672.
(3) An order or notice of an order for dependent health care coverage under this section may be combined with or accompany an order or notice of income withholding under section 9.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 236, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 1998 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 106, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 193, Eff. Mar. 28, 2010
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.626c - Order for Health Care Coverage; Modification Notice.

552.626c Order for health care coverage; modification notice.
Sec. 26c.
If the court modifies an order for health care coverage that may affect the provision of dependent health care coverage, the office of the friend of the court shall send a notice of the modification to the employer, insurer, or plan administrator.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 236, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 552 - Divorce › Act 295 of 1982 - Support and Parenting Time Enforcement Act (552.601 - 552.650) › Section 552.626d - Notice to Department of Social Services Identifying Health Care Coverage.

552.626d Notice to department of social services identifying health care coverage.
Sec. 26d.
The office of the friend of the court shall notify the state department of social services if the office identifies health care coverage that has been obtained or is being maintained by a parent for a child who is a recipient of public assistance or medical assistance. The notice shall include available information on the name and address of the insurance company, health care organization, or health maintenance organization; the policy, certificate, or contract number; the effective date of the coverage; the name and birth date of the individual for whose benefit the coverage is maintained; and the name and social security number of the policyholder.
History:
Add. 1995, Act 236, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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.
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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