Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.1500

  • Court: means the circuit court. See Michigan Laws 722.1492
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 722.1492
  • Support: means that term as defined in section 2a of the friend of the court act, MCL 552. See Michigan Laws 722.1492
  (1) The title IV-D agency shall use the procedures set forth in section 17b of the friend of the court act, MCL 552.517b, to establish the support obligation of a parent who is ordered to pay support under this act even if the title IV-D agency using the procedures is not the friend of the court. The procedures described in this section may be used at the same time as the procedures provided in section 1 to 8.
  (2) A person who is subject to this act must provide information requested by the title IV-D agency to establish the person’s support obligation.