Michigan § 552.151 Alimony or support and maintenance order in suit for divorce or separate maintenance; petition; punishment for neglect or violation.

Michigan Statutes

§ 552.151 — Alimony or support and maintenance order in suit for divorce or separate maintenance; petition; punishment for neglect or violation.

Michigan § 552.151

Ch. 552DIVORCE

Act 379 of 1913COLLECTION OF ALIMONY OR SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (552.151-552.156)

This text of Michigan § 552.151 (Alimony or support and maintenance order in suit for divorce or separate maintenance; petition; punishment for neglect or violation.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Michigan primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Mich. Comp. Laws § 552.151 (2026).

Text

COLLECTION OF ALIMONY OR SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (EXCERPT) Act 379 of 1913 552.151 Alimony or support and maintenance order in suit for divorce or separate maintenance; petition; punishment for neglect or violation. Sec.

1.In a suit for divorce or separate maintenance, if an order or decree for payment of temporary or permanent alimony, or of support and maintenance for minor children or for children who are 18 years of age or older, has been made, and if the party, plaintiff, or defendant, has appeared in person or by attorney or has been personally served with process within the jurisdiction of the court making the order or decree, then the court may punish by fine or imprisonment, or both, any neglect or violation of the order upon petition of the party whose rights may have been impai

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

COLLECTION OF ALIMONY OR SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE (EXCERPT) Act 379 of 1913 552.151 Alimony or support and maintenance order in suit for divorce or separate maintenance; petition; punishment for neglect or violation. Sec. 1. In a suit for divorce or separate maintenance, if an order or decree for payment of temporary or permanent alimony, or of support and maintenance for minor children or for children who are 18 years of age or older, has been made, and if the party, plaintiff, or defendant, has appeared in person or by attorney or has been personally served with process within the jurisdiction of the court making the order or decree, then the court may punish by fine or imprisonment, or both, any neglect or violation of the order upon petition of the party whose rights may have been impaired, impeded, or prejudiced by neglect or violation.

Legislative History

1913, Act 379, Eff. Aug. 14, 1913 ;-- CL 1915, 11443 ;-- CL 1929, 12773 ;-- CL 1948, 552.151 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 176, Eff. Mar. 24, 1963 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 242, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 1990