Michigan Laws > Chapters 401-403 > Act 146 of 1925 > Chapter I – Support of Poor by Private Persons


§ 401.1	Definitions
§ 401.3	Failure of relative to provide support; application for order to compel relief; notice
§ 401.4	Failure of relatives to provide support; hearing, order
§ 401.5	Court order to perform duty of support
§ 401.6	Direction of proportionate liability
§ 401.7	Duration of order; change in terms
§ 401.8	Cost of application; enforcement of orders
§ 401.9	Failure to obey order; civil action by department of social welfare; contempt of court, penalty

Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
Poor person: means a person who does not have property, exempt or otherwise, and who is unable, because of physical or mental disability or age, to earn a livelihood, or a person who has some means but is eligible to receive relief or assistance granted under Act No. See Michigan Laws 401.1
Probate: Proving a will
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
Relative: means a husband, wife, father, or mother. See Michigan Laws 401.1
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