§ 552.151 Alimony or support and maintenance order in suit for divorce or separate maintenance; petition; punishment for neglect or violation
§ 552.152 Payments in default; motion; attachment; “state disbursement unit” or “SDU” defined
§ 552.153 Order for payment; demand or notice not necessity
§ 552.154 Attachment; arrest, custody of party
§ 552.155 Attachment; discharge by execution of bond, court order
§ 552.156 Transition to centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 552 > Act 379 of 1913 - Collection of Alimony or Support and Maintenance

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • 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
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • SDU: means the entity established in section 6 of the office of child support act, 1971 PA 174, MCL 400. See Michigan Laws 552.152
  • 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