Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.508 (2026)

Expediting relief; methods.

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FRIEND OF THE COURT ACT

Act 294 of 1982

552.508 Expediting relief; methods.

Sec. 8.

The circuit court shall utilize referees and take other appropriate action to expedite obtaining relief in the form of child or spousal support in domestic relations matters, including the entry and enforcement of child support orders and the enforcement of spousal support orders, as necessary to obtain dispositions of petitions for relief within the following time frames:

(a) Ninety percent of dispositions within 3 months after filing a petition.

(b) Ninety-eight percent of dispositions within 6 months after filing a petition.

History: Add. 1985, Act 208, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1995–2015 · leading case: Dobrzenski v. Dobrzenski, 528 N.W.2d 827 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995).

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Dobrzenski v. Dobrzenski, 528 N.W.2d 827 (Mich. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “*517 Defendant claims the trial court abused its discretion by adjourning and postponing scheduled trial and hearing dates on approximately twenty-five occasions over a six-year period, citing MCL 552.508; MSA 25.176(8). However, that statute specifies time frames for…”

MacIntyre v. MacIntyre, 692 N.W.2d 411 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). “MCL 552.508. However, “[t]he court shall hold a de novo hearing on any matter that has been the subject of a referee hearing, upon the written request of either party or upon motion of the court.”

Robert Jene Cummings v. Jeanette Rae Cummings (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “1 MCL 552.508 provides, The circuit court shall utilize referees and take other appropriate action to expedite obtaining relief in the form of child or spousal support in domestic relations matters, including the entry and enforcement of child support orders and the enforcement…”

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