Bill Text: MI HB5468 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Family law; child support; consolidation of child support functions into 1 local agency; provide for in the family support act. Amends sec. 4 of 1966 PA 138 (MCL 552.454).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-12-18 - Assigned Pa 369'14 With Immediate Effect [HB5468 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HB5468-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5468
April 23, 2014, Introduced by Reps. Victory and Hooker and referred to the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.
A bill to amend 1966 PA 138, entitled
"The family support act,"
by amending section 4 (MCL 552.454), as amended by 1999 PA 158.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
4. (1) If the county family independence agency
department of human services where the custodial parent or guardian
of the minor child or children or the child or children who have
reached 18 years of age resides determines the custodial parent,
the minor child or children, the child or children who have reached
18 years of age, or any of them to be eligible for public or
medical assistance, or if a complaint is being filed under section
1b, the prosecuting attorney shall act as the attorney for the
petitioner.
(2) The prosecuting attorney and the department of human
services may enter into an agreement to transfer the prosecutor's
responsibilities under this act to 1 of the following:
(a) The friend of the court, with the approval of the chief
circuit judge.
(b) An attorney employed or contracted by the county under
section 1 of 1941 PA 14, MCL 49.71.
(c) An attorney employed by, or under contract with, the
department of human services.
(3) A proceeding under this section is conducted on behalf of
the state and not as the attorney for any other party.
(4) (2)
The prosecuting attorney shall
utilize the child
support formula developed under section 19 of the friend of the
court act, 1982 PA 294, MCL 552.519, shall be used as a guideline
in
petitioning for child support. Upon certification by the family
independence
agency department of human
services that the custodial
parent and minor child or children or child or children who have
reached 18 years of age are receiving public assistance, a payment
received by the friend of the court or the state disbursement unit
for the support of the custodial parent and minor child or children
or child or children who have reached 18 years of age shall be
transmitted
to the family independence agency.department of human
services.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
