Michigan Laws 38.2705 – Retirement system; compliance with court order
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 38.2705
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Member: means a member, vested former member, deferred member, or participant of a retirement system. See Michigan Laws 38.2702
- Retirant: means an individual who has retired with a retirement benefit payable from a retirement system. See Michigan Laws 38.2702
- Retirement benefit: means an annuity, a retirement allowance, a pension, a benefit from employer contributions to a defined contribution plan, an optional benefit, a postretirement benefit, and any other right accrued or accruing to a member under a retirement system. See Michigan Laws 38.2702
- Retirement system: means a public employee retirement system established by this state or a political subdivision of this state. See Michigan Laws 38.2702
(1) The retirement system shall comply with an order of the court described in section 4 or 4a. The retirement system shall not pay to a member or retirant whose retirement benefit is forfeited or frozen under this act any retirement benefits on or after the day the governing body of the retirement system receives the order of the court under section 4 or 4a.
(2) A retirement system shall comply with any subsequent orders of a court based on an appeal of an order previously submitted to the retirement system under this act.
(3) A retirement system that complies with a court order under this act is released and discharged from any liability pertaining to retirement benefits arising on account of the former member’s or retirant’s service to the employer on receipt of the order of the court under section 4.