Michigan Compiled Laws 255-2015-7-support-proceeding-un Support Proceeding Under Convention (552.2701...552.2713)

• Section 552.2701 Definitions.
  As used in this article: (a) "Application" means a request under the Convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child,...
• Section 552.2702 Applicability Of Article; Inconsistent Provisions.
  This article applies only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of this article is inconsistent with...
• Section 552.2703 Office Of Child Support As Designated Agency.
  The office of child support is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the Convention....
• Section 552.2704 Office Of Child Support; Duties; Available Proceedings; Security, Bond, Or Deposit As Payment Guarantee Prohibited.
  (1) In a support proceeding under this article, the office of child support of this state shall do the following: (a) Transmit and receive...
• Section 552.2705 Support Order; Direct Request.
  (1) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In...
• Section 552.2706 Convention Support Order; Registration.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a Convention...
• Section 552.2707 Contesting Registered Convention Support Order.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this article, sections 605 through 608 apply to a contest of a registered Convention support order. (2) A...
• Section 552.2708 Recognition And Enforcement Of Registered Convention Support Order; Grounds For Refusal; Effect.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a registered Convention support order. (2) The...
• Section 552.2709 Enforcement Of Severable Part Of Order.
  If a tribunal of this state does not recognize and enforce a Convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part...
• Section 552.2710 Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Support Agreement Registered In This State.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (3) and (4), a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered...
• Section 552.2711 Modification Of Foreign Convention Child-support Order.
  (1) A tribunal of this state may not modify a Convention child-support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where...
• Section 552.2712 Use Of Personal Information.
  Personal information gathered or transmitted under this article may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted. History: 2015,...
• Section 552.2713 Filing Of Record In Original Language; English Translation.
  A record filed with a tribunal of this state under this article must be in the original language and, if not in English, must...

Last modified: October 10, 2016