Sec. 8. Duties of support applicable under this act are those imposed or imposable under the laws of any state where the obligor was present for the period during which support is sought. The obligor is presumed to have been present in the responding state during the period for which support is sought until otherwise shown.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.158
Applicable duties of support; presumption
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case In re Marriage of Gifford (1988)
Most recently applied in In re Marriage of Gifford (March 1988)
1952, Act 8, Eff
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