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Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.153 (2026)

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REVISED UNIFORM RECIPROCAL ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ACT


Act 8 of 1952


780.153 Meanings of words and phrases.

Sec. 3.

    For the purposes of this act, unless the context requires otherwise, the words and phrases defined in sections 3a and 3b have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

History: 1952, Act 8, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1959, Act 191, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1985, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 1, 1986

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1980–1981 · leading case: San Joaquin Cty. Cal. v. Dewey, 306 N.W.2d 418 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981).
San Joaquin Cty. Cal. v. Dewey, 306 N.W.2d 418 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). “This necessary duty has been statutorily defined in MCL 780.153(6); MSA 25.225(3)(6), which provides: " 'Duty of support’ includes any duty of support imposed or imposable by law, or by any court order, *128 decree or judgment, whether interlocutory or final, whether incidental…”
State of Maine v. Horton, 297 N.W.2d 622 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “MCL 780.153(6); MSA 25.225(3X6). (Emphasis added.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.153(6) — 2 cases
San Joaquin Cty. Cal. v. Dewey, 306 N.W.2d 418 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). “This necessary duty has been statutorily defined in MCL 780.153(6); MSA 25.225(3)(6), which provides: " 'Duty of support’ includes any duty of support imposed or imposable by law, or by any court order, *128 decree or judgment, whether interlocutory or final, whether incidental…”
State of Maine v. Horton, 297 N.W.2d 622 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “MCL 780.153(6); MSA 25.225(3X6). (Emphasis added.”
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