REGISTRATION AND MODIFICATION OF FOREIGN CHILD-SUPPORT ORDER

MCL ch. 552, subtit. Act 255 of 2015, art. 6, pt. 4, div. 552.2615.D40

in effect

MCL 552.2615 Modification of foreign child-support order.

552.2615. Modification of foreign child-support order. Sec. 615. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 711, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child-support order according to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child-support order and bind all individuals subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal whether the consent to modification of a child-support order otherwise required of the individual under section 611 has been given or whether the individual seeking modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign country. (2) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying a foreign child-support order under this section is the controlling order. 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016

MCL 552.2616 Modification of foreign child-support order; registration; petition.

552.2616. Modification of foreign child-support order; registration; petition. Sec. 616. A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child-support order not under the Convention may register that order in this state under sections 601 through 608 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration or at another time. The petition must specify the grounds for modification. 2015, Act 255, Eff. Jan. 1, 2016

Source: Michigan Legislature (legislature.mi.gov)URL: https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/Chapter%20552.xmlFetched: 10/20/2026