Michigan Laws 722.52 – Adult of legal age; support payments for person 18 years of age or older
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in the state constitution of 1963 and subsection (2), notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a person who is at least 18 years of age on or after January 1, 1972, is an adult of legal age for all purposes whatsoever, and shall have the same duties, liabilities, responsibilities, rights, and legal capacity as persons heretofore acquired at 21 years of age.
(2) A court may order support payments for a person 18 years of age or older as provided in 1 or more of the following:
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.52
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- 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
(a) Chapter 84 of the revised statutes of 1846, being section 552.1 to 552.45 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(b) The child custody act of 1970, Act No. 91 of the Public Acts of 1970, being section 722.21 to 722.29 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(c) The family support act, Act No. 138 of the Public Acts of 1966, being section 552.451 to 552.459 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(d) The paternity act, Act No. 205 of the Public Acts of 1956, being section 722.711 to 722.730 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(e) Act No. 293 of the Public Acts of 1968, being section 722.1 to 722.6 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.