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Mich. Comp. Laws § 401.1 (2026)

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RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF POOR PERSONS


Act 146 of 1925


401.1 Definitions.

Sec. 1.

    As used in this act:

    (a) “Poor person” means a person who does not have property, exempt or otherwise, and who is unable, because of physical or mental disability or age, to earn a livelihood, or a person who has some means but is eligible to receive relief or assistance granted under Act No. 280 of the Public Acts of 1939, as amended, being sections 400.1 to 400.121 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

    (b) “Settlement” means the place where a person last continuously lived, for 1 year, without receiving public relief or assistance.

    (c) “Settled” means the place of settlement.

    (d) “Dependent child” means a poor person under 18 years of age.

    (e) “Relative” means a husband, wife, father, or mother.

History: 1925, Act 146, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 8208 ;-- CL 1948, 401.1 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 148, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 313, Imd. Eff. Dec. 5, 1980

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 1952–2018 · leading case: Nathaniel Brent v. Wayne Cty. Dep't of Human Servs., 901 F.3d 656 (6th Cir. 2018).
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Nathaniel Brent v. Wayne Cty. Dep't of Human Servs., 901 F.3d 656 (6th Cir. 2018). “See Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 401.1 et seq . Numerous district courts have thereby concluded that county-level "child protective services offices are therefore not county agencies, but are merely local offices of the state DHS.”
Smith v. Smith, 447 N.W.2d 715 (Mich. 1989). · cites it 6× “Parental *655 support can be required for disabled adult children under Michigan's poor law, [15] MCL 401.1 et seq. ; MSA 16.121 et seq., which defines a "poor person" as one "who does not have property, exempt or otherwise, and who is unable, because of physical or mental…”
Currie v. Fiting, 134 N.W.2d 611 (Mich. 1965). · cites it 2× “Klusendorf, 375 Mich 519 , I disagree with the result reached in Justice ADAMS' opinion in the instant case.”
Pyke v. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 453 N.W.2d 274 (Mich. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “In light of the foregoing, we find that a policy of considering one spouse's receipt of SSI benefits in assessing the eligibility of the other spouse for general assistance benefits is rationally related to the legitimate goal of efficiently allocating appropriated state welfare…”
Mason Cnty. Civic Rsch. Council v. Mason Cnty., 72 N.W.2d 292 (Mich. 1955). · cites it 2× “[*] PA 1925, No 146, as amended (CL 1948, § 401.1 et seq., as amended [Stat Ann 1950 Rev and Stat Ann 1953 Cum Supp § 16.”
Thompson v. Ogemaw Cnty. Bd. of Road Commissioners, 98 N.W.2d 620 (Mich. 1959). · cites it 2× “CL 1948 and CLS 1956, § 401.1 et seq. (Stat Ann 1950 Rev and 1957 Cum Supp § 16.”
Miller v. Dep't of Treasury, 171 N.W.2d 3 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 2× “2 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, or the provisions of Act No 146 of the Public Acts of 1925, as amended, being sections 401.1 and 401.21 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, the liability of any relative for the care and maintenance of a mentally retarded person shall be imposed and…”
Mills v. AB Dick Co., 182 N.W.2d 79 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970). “4 City of Detroit, building code of 1936, § 401.1; building code of 1956, § 618.5. 5 As to ordinances, see Hodgdon v.”
Beatty v. Brooking, 157 N.W.2d 793 (Mich. Ct. App. 1968). · cites it 4× “The proceeding was a "poor law" action by the State of Michigan, pursuant to CL 1948, § 401.1 et seq., as amended by PA 1953, No 148 (Stat Ann 1960 Rev § 16.”
Antrim Cnty. Soc. Welfare Bd. v. Lapeer Cnty. Soc. Welfare Bd., 50 N.W.2d 769 (Mich. 1952). “Notwithstanding that Marsh was established in a house in Antrim county, Lapeer county continued to be the place of his “settlement”, as the word “settlement” is used and defined in our statute for the relief of the poor, CL 1948, § 401.1 (Stat Ann 1950 Rev § 16.121), which…”
Kogan v. Stone, 135 N.W.2d 384 (Mich. 1965). · cites it 2× “” Defendants say that the statutory scheme of chapter 1 of the poor law (PA 1925, No 146, as amended [CL 1948 and CLS 1961, § 401.1 et seq. (Stat Ann 1960 Rev §16.121 et seq.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 401.1(a): 1 case
Smith v. Smith, 447 N.W.2d 715 (Mich. 1989). “Parental *655 support can be required for disabled adult children under Michigan's poor law, [15] MCL 401.1 et seq. ; MSA 16.121 et seq., which defines a "poor person" as one "who does not have property, exempt or otherwise, and who is unable, because of physical or mental…”
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