HB-6700, As Passed House, December 7, 2006
November 30, 2006, Introduced by Rep. Bieda and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1966 PA 138, entitled
"The family support act,"
by amending section 4 (MCL 552.454), as amended by 1999 PA 158.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
4. (1) If the county family independence agency office
of the department of human services where the custodial parent or
guardian of the minor child or children or the child or children
who have reached 18 years of age resides determines the custodial
parent, the minor child or children, the child or children who have
reached 18 years of age, or any of them to be eligible for public
or medical assistance, or if a complaint is being filed under
section 1b, the prosecuting attorney shall act as the attorney for
the petitioner.
(2) The prosecuting attorney shall utilize the child support
formula
developed under section 19 of the friend of the court act,
1982
PA 294, MCL 552.519, pursuant to the child support formula
commission act as a guideline in petitioning for child support.
Upon
certification by the family independence agency department
of human services that the custodial parent and minor child or
children or child or children who have reached 18 years of age are
receiving public assistance, a payment received by the friend of
the court or the state disbursement unit for the support of the
custodial parent and minor child or children or child or children
who
have reached 18 years of age shall be transmitted to the
family
independence agency department
of human services.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6698(request no.
03402'05).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6699(request no.
03402'05 a).