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Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1703 (2026)

Right of alternate payee to share of benefit payable to participant; payment of benefit pursuant to EDRO.

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ELIGIBLE DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER ACT


Act 46 of 1991


38.1703 Right of alternate payee to share of benefit payable to participant; payment of benefit pursuant to EDRO.

Sec. 3.

    Subject to the requirements of this act, an alternate payee is entitled to an actual interest in a share of a benefit that is or will become payable to a participant, if so provided in an EDRO filed with the retirement system. The retirement system shall administer the payment of a benefit pursuant to the EDRO and this section.

History: 1991, Act 46, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1991

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1999–2010 · leading case: In re Combs, 435 B.R. 467 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2010).
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In re Combs, 435 B.R. 467 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2010). · cites it 6× “Debtor relies on Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 38.1703 . That section states, in relevant part, that “an alternate payee is entitled to an actual interest in a share of a benefit that is or will become payable to a participant, if so provided in an EDRO filed with the retirement…”
Mixon v. Mixon, 602 N.W.2d 406 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999). “Specifically, MCL 38.1703; MSA 5.4002(103) provides that an alternate payee, i.”
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