Terms Used In Michigan Laws 552.680a

  • Child: means a child, whether above or below the age of majority, with respect to whom a support order exists. See Michigan Laws 552.673
  • Court: means the circuit court of this state and, when the context requires, the court or entity of another jurisdiction with functions similar to those assigned in this act to the circuit court of this state relative to the issuance and enforcement of support orders. See Michigan Laws 552.673
  • Office of the friend of the court: means an office created in section 3 of the friend of the court act, 1982 PA 294, MCL 552. See Michigan Laws 552.673
  • SDU: means the entity established in section 6 of the office of child support act, 1971 PA 174, MCL 400. See Michigan Laws 552.673
   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.