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


§ 401.1	Definitions
§ 401.2	Expired. 1980, Act 480, Eff. Jan. 1, 1982
§ 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

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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
United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o