§ 780.151 Short title
§ 780.152 Purposes of act; construction
§ 780.153 Meanings of words and phrases
§ 780.153a Definitions; C to O
§ 780.153b Definitions; P to S
§ 780.154 Remedies additional
§ 780.155 Duties of support generally
§ 780.156 Powers of governor
§ 780.156a Conditions to making demand upon governor; delaying or declining honoring of demand
§ 780.157 Obligor relieved of extradition; requirements
§ 780.158 Applicable duties of support; presumption
§ 780.159 Reimbursement of state or political subdivision
§ 780.159a Enforcement of duties of support; defense of immunity not available
§ 780.160 Jurisdiction; venue
§ 780.160a Representation of obligee by prosecuting attorney; agreement to transfer prosecutor’s responsibilities; conduct of proceeding on behalf of state
§ 780.161 Petition; verification; contents; filing; accepting or forwarding petition
§ 780.161a Petition on behalf of minor obligee; execution and filing
§ 780.162 Certification of petition; sending forms package and copy of act to interstate central registry; certification requirements
§ 780.162a Belief that obligor may flee jurisdiction; procedure
§ 780.162b Duties of office of child support; use of state locator service
§ 780.163 Court acting as responding court; docketing case; notification; jurisdiction by court over obligor or obligor’s property; utilization of child support formula
§ 780.163a Inability to obtain jurisdiction; duties of prosecuting attorney, attorney employed or contracted, or friend of the court; forwarding documents
§ 780.163b Manner of conducting proceedings
§ 780.163c Evidence as to duty of support
§ 780.164 Support order; payments; amount; deviation from formula
§ 780.165 Sending copy of support order to initiating court
§ 780.166 Terms and conditions assuring compliance; enforcement of support order
§ 780.166a Adjudicating issue of paternity
§ 780.167 Duties of court carried out through office of friend of court
§ 780.168 Receipt and disbursement of payments; valid prior and existing support order; carrying out duties
§ 780.169 Husband and wife; privilege against disclosure inapplicable; competent witnesses; compelling testimony
§ 780.169a Pending or prior action or proceeding; hearing; issuance of support order pendente lite; bond; conforming support order to amount allowed in other action or proceeding; staying enforcement prohib
§ 780.170 Fees and costs
§ 780.171 Nullification of support orders; crediting amounts paid
§ 780.172 Jurisdiction not conferred by participation in proceeding
§ 780.174 Foreign state as reciprocating state; declaration; revocation
§ 780.175 Appeal
§ 780.176 Additional remedies
§ 780.177 Registration of foreign support order
§ 780.178 Registry of foreign support orders
§ 780.179 Registration of valid existing support order or foreign support order by friend of court; confirmation of registered order
§ 780.180 Registration of foreign support order by obligee; transmittal and filing of documents; filing as registration; docketing case; notification of friend of court; mailing or serving notice of regist
§ 780.181 Effect and enforcement of confirmed registered foreign support order
§ 780.181a Foreign support order; transmittal of support payments to friend of court or state disbursement unit; duties of friend of court or SDU; filing copy of foreign support order
§ 780.182 Adjudicating issue of support only; jurisdiction
§ 780.183 Representation of obligee by attorney general or private legal counsel
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 780 > Act 8 of 1952 - Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act

  • 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.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • 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
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.