March 3, 2010, Introduced by Senators BASHAM, HUNTER and GLEASON and referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services.
A bill to amend 1982 PA 294, entitled
"Friend of the court act,"
(MCL 552.501 to 552.535) by adding section 5b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5b. (1) At the request of a putative father of a child
who is the subject of proceedings under the Michigan adoption code,
chapter X of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 710.21 to
710.70, the friend of the court for the county where the child
resides shall open an account to collect child support payments
from the putative father.
(2) At the time of making a request to open an account under
subsection (1), a putative father shall provide the friend of the
court with all of the following:
(a) The name of the court in which the adoption proceedings
are pending, the name of the presiding judge, and the case number.
(b) The name of the child and the names and last known
addresses of the mother, the prospective adoptive parents, and any
person who has custody of the child.
(3) On opening an account under this section, the friend of
the court shall do all of the following:
(a) Notify the mother and the prospective adoptive parents
that the account has been opened.
(b) Notify the mother or any person who has custody of the
child that the mother or custodian has the right to withdraw money
in the account, after payment of the friend of the court service
fee.
(4) The friend of the court shall withdraw from an account
opened under this section a service fee equal to the service fee
imposed on support orders under section 2538 of the revised
judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2538, at the intervals
at which service fees are required to be paid under that section.
Service fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in
the general fund of the county and distributed in the same manner
as money deposited in the general fund of the county under section
2536 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL
600.2538, is distributed.