Purposes and construction of part and limitation of scope of part
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Boyer v. Heimermann (2007)
Most recently applied in Boyer v. Heimermann (March 2007)
Acts 1997, ch. 551, § 5.
(1) The purpose of this part is to provide procedures for the intercounty enforcement and modification of child support and child custody cases and shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
(2) The provisions for transfer in this part shall not apply to cases in any court regarding petitions for dependency and neglect, delinquency, unruly behavior, terminations of parental rights or adoptions pursuant to this title and title 37.
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