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Mich. Comp. Laws § 401.5 (2026)

Court order to perform duty of support.

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RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF POOR PERSONS


Act 146 of 1925


401.5 Court order to perform duty of support.

Sec. 5.

    The court shall order the relative or relatives to perform the duty of support, in the following order: The husband or wife shall be first required to maintain the poor person, if of sufficient ability; if a husband or wife does not exist, or he or she is not of sufficient ability, then the father or mother of the poor person.

History: 1925, Act 146, Eff. Aug. 27, 1925 ;-- CL 1929, 8212 ;-- CL 1948, 401.5 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 148, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 44, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 313, Imd. Eff. Dec. 5, 1980

FormerLaw Notes:

    See section 4, R.S. 1846, Ch. 37, being CL 1857, § 1421; CL 1871, § 1804; How., § 1744; CL 1897, § 4490; and CL 1915, § 5194.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1989–1989 · leading case: Smith v. Smith, 447 N.W.2d 715 (Mich. 1989).
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Smith v. Smith, 447 N.W.2d 715 (Mich. 1989). · cites it 2× “[17] MCL 401.5; MSA 16.125. [18] Moore, Parents' support obligations to their adult children, 19 Akron L R 183, 186 (1985).”
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