Child Support
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Statutes
Requirement of Support Review Upon Notice of Incarceration: MCL 552.517
Self-Help Materials for Individuals with Incarceration-Related Child Support Debt
Don’t Leave Prison in Debt: Stop Your Child Support Now!
- This packet is designed as a self-help packet for prisoners who are seeking to modify their child support while incarcerated.
How Can I Pay Child Support If I’m Locked Up?
- What You Need to Know About Paying Child Support in Michigan If You Are, Were, or Might be Incarcerated
- This brochure is designed to help incarcerated parents deal with child support issues by filing motions to modify support. Includes forms in appendices.
Child Support Issues Power Point Presentation
- Presents frequently sought information on Child Support issues including reasons to deal with debt, take action, prevent future problems, etc.
Social Security and Child Support
Factsheet on Social Security and Child Support
- Explains that SSI cannot be garnished to pay child support.
Sample motion on eliminating child support where only source of income is SSI
Repayment Plans
Individuals who owe a substantial amount of back child support may benefit from a state-approved repayment plan, which allows for the forgiveness of the arrearage after the payor makes regular payments for two years or more.
For more information see: MCL 552.605e
Motion Forms for Repayment Plan
- Forms to be used to file for a repayment plan.
- Blank order to be filled out and brought to court when filing a motion for a repayment plan.
Stipulation and Order for Arrears Payment Plan
- A sample stipulation filed in Kent County Circuit Court.
Stipulation and Orders for parents forgiving arrearages
When the child support arrearages are owed to the custodial parent, only they can forgive. If the custodial parent agrees to forgive all the back child support they can sign a Stipulation and Order agreeing to do so. Please note that the parent's signature must be done in front of a notary public. The following is a sample Stipulation and Order. Please make sure that the proper county and judge's name is completed.
Stipulation Order for Parent forgiving arrears
Policy Materials
CLASP Fact Sheet: Ex-Offenders Struggle with Child Support Obligations
- This report provides background information on the difficulty formerly incarcerated people face in paying back child support.