Sec. 9. If a state or a political subdivision furnishes support to an individual obligee, it has the same right to initiate a proceeding under this act as the individual obligee for the purpose of securing reimbursement for support furnished and of obtaining continuing support.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.159
Reimbursement of state or political subdivision
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 89 Mich. App. 162 - Brown v. Turnbloom (1979)
Most recently applied in 105 Mich. App. 122 - SAN JOAQUIN CTY. CAL. v. Dewey (April 1981)
1952, Act 8, Eff
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