Michigan Compiled Laws § 780.162a Belief That Obligor May Flee Jurisdiction; Procedure.


780.162a Belief that obligor may flee jurisdiction; procedure.

Sec. 12a.

If the court of this state believes that the obligor may flee the jurisdiction, it may:

(a) As an initiating court, request in its certificate that the responding court obtain the body of the obligor by appropriate process.

(b) As a responding court, obtain the body of the obligor by appropriate process. The court may subsequently release the obligor upon the obligor's own recognizance or upon the obligor's giving a bond in an amount set by the court to assure the obligor's appearance at the hearing.


History: Add. 1953, Act 202, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986


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