Terms Used In Michigan Laws 552.681

  • Agency: means the court or entity in another jurisdiction with functions similar to those assigned in this act to the office of the friend of the court and the office of child support relative to the issuance and enforcement of support orders. 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
  • Income: means income as defined in section 2 of the support and parenting time enforcement act, MCL 552. See Michigan Laws 552.673
  • Obligor: means a person required to make payments under the terms of a support order for a child, spouse, or former spouse. See Michigan Laws 552.673
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Source of income: means source of income as defined in section 2 of the support and parenting time enforcement act, MCL 552. See Michigan Laws 552.673
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
   If the office of the friend of the court determines that the obligor has obtained employment in another state or has a new or additional source of income in another state, it shall notify the person or agency which requested the income withholding of the changes within 7 days after receiving that information and shall forward to that person or agency all information it has or can obtain with respect to the obligor’s new address and the name and address of the obligor’s new employer or other source of income.