Sec. 3. The right of a member or retirant of a retirement system to a retirement benefit shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, the operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or other process of law and shall be unassignable.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1683
Rights not subject to process of law or assignment
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Teachers Insurance & Annuity Ass'n v. Bareham (In Re Quinn) (2005)
Most recently applied in In re Hamacher (July 2015)
2002, Act 100, Imd
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