Section 552.1601 - Registration of order; documents and information to be sent to state tribunal; filing as foreign judgment; affirmative remedy.

UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 310 of 1996

552.1601 Registration of order; documents and information to be sent to state tribunal; filing as foreign judgment; affirmative remedy.

Sec. 601.

(1) A support order or an income withholding order issued by another state's tribunal may be registered in this state for enforcement by sending all of the following documents and information to this state's tribunal:

(a) A transmittal letter to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement.

(b) Two copies, including 1 certified copy, of all orders to be registered, including any modification of an order.

(c) A sworn statement by the party seeking registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage.

(d) The obligor's name and each of the following that is known:

(i) The obligor's address and social security number.

(ii) The name and address of the obligor's employer and any other source of income to the obligor.

(iii) A description and the location of the obligor's property in this state not exempt from execution.

(e) The obligee's name and address and, if applicable, the agency or person to whom support payments are to be remitted.

(2) On receipt of a registration request, the registering tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as a foreign judgment, together with 1 copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form.

(3) A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that must be affirmatively sought under another law of this state may be filed at the same time as the request for registration or later. The pleading shall specify the grounds for the remedy sought.


History: 1996, Act 310, Eff. June 1, 1997