ALIMONY AWARDED BY COURT OF ANOTHER STATE

MCL ch. 552, subtit. Act 52 of 1911

in effect

MCL 552.121 Foreign divorce decree as basis of action at law.

552.121. Foreign divorce decree as basis of action at law. Sec. 1. In all cases where a decree for alimony has been rendered in another state in a case where the party against whom the decree was rendered was present in court or was personally served with process within the jurisdiction of the court, the alimony decreed upon the final hearing may be recovered in an action at law in this state, regardless of whether the same is decreed to be paid in 1 payment or in installments from time to time. 1911, Act 52, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911; CL 1915, 11440; CL 1929, 12770; CL 1948, 552.121

MCL 552.122 Stay of proceedings.

552.122. Stay of proceedings. Sec. 2. If the defendant in this state shows that he has made proper application in the court of the other state for a reduction or any further order in relation to the alimony in the courts of the other state, the court in this state may stay the proceedings in this state on such terms as it desires to impose. 1911, Act 52, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911; CL 1915, 11441; CL 1929, 12771; CL 1948, 552.122

MCL 552.123 Judgment; stay, amendment.

552.123. Judgment; stay, amendment. Sec. 3. All judgments in such cases shall be stayed 60 days, and if during said term the defendant in this state presents satisfactory evidence of a change in the decree of the courts of the other state, the court may alter or amend its judgment as to it may seem proper and just. 1911, Act 52, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911; CL 1915, 11442; CL 1929, 12772; CL 1948, 552.123

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