Divorce Michigan Child Support
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When an individual applies for child support services, he/she automatically gets the following rights.
- Asking for adjustments and reviews of the support order
- Getting the chance to take part in any court action that is pertaining to his/her case
- Being informed of each important action related to his/her case
- Having all his/her private data to be treated as confidential
- Receiving non discriminatory and fair treatment
Application for Divorce Michigan Child Support Services
In order to apply for child support services, a person must complete and submit DHS-1201 i.e. IV-D Child Support Services Application/Referral form. For that the following conditions must be fulfilled.
- The person has received Child Development and Care (CDC) benefits and/or Food Assistance Program (FAP) from the Department of Human Services. However, this person does not receive Medicaid or Family Independence Program (FIP)
- The person does not presently have a child support court order through a prosecuting attorney or friend of the court (FOC)
A person should not apply for child support services in the following conditions.
- This person has received or is receiving Medicaid benefits and/or FIP from the Department of Human Services. If a person is already receiving these 2 benefits, this person is automatically eligible for child support. The caseworker at the Department of Human Services automatically refers the person to the Child Support Specialist in the Office of Child Support
- The person has a court order for child support with him/her through any prosecuting attorney or friend of the court
Issue of Divorce Michigan Child Support payments
The Michigan State Disbursement Unit (MiSDU) collects and distributes all child support payments. As per Income Withholding Orders (IWN) the employers can forward the withheld payments to this Unit.
Alternatively, individual payers can also send their payments to this Unit in one of the following ways.
- By credit card on the MiSDU website
- Via the Internet on the MiSDU website
- By sending a mail to
- Michigan State Disbursement Unit, P.O. Box 30351, Lansing, Michigan 48909-7851
The custodial parent procures the payments in the following ways.
- By means of deposit in a child support debit card
- Via direct deposit in a personal savings or checking account
Relevant information regarding Michigan Child Support
- If any one or both the parents in a child support case change their address, they must send an updated address form to the friend of the court (FOC)
- The FOC in the county that has jurisdiction over the case manages child support enforcement
- The child support program is handled by 3 people. If a person has any concerns, he/she must approach the following
- Prosecuting attorneys
- The FOC
- The Office of Child Support
- Any support order can be modified in one of the following 2 ways
- Filing a support modification motion in the court
- The FOC automatically reviews each support order after every 36 months
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