(1) The right of a member or retirant to a retirement benefit described in section 3 is subject to forfeiture under the public employee retirement benefits forfeiture act, 1994 PA 350, MCL 38.2701 to 38.2705.
    (2) The right of a member or retirant to a retirement benefit described in section 3 is subject to an award by a court under section 18 of 1846 RS 84, MCL 552.18, an eligible domestic relations order under the eligible domestic relations order act, 1991 PA 46, MCL 38.1701 to 38.1711, and to any other domestic relations order of a court pertaining to alimony or child support.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 38.1684

  • Member: means a member, vested former member, deferred member, beneficiary, designated beneficiary, or refund beneficiary of a retirement system. See Michigan Laws 38.1682
  • Retirant: means a person who has retired with a retirement benefit payable from a retirement system. See Michigan Laws 38.1682
  • Retirement benefit: means an annuity, a retirement allowance, an optional benefit, a postretirement benefit, a benefit received from a defined contribution plan, defined benefit plan, deferred compensation plan, disability plan, life insurance plan, all money, investments and income of the various funds created under a public employee retirement system, and any other right accruing to a member under a retirement system. See Michigan Laws 38.1682