2004 Senate Bill 1450 / Public Act 481

Expand delinquent child support liens

Introduced in the Senate

Oct. 6, 2004

Introduced by Sen. Gerald Van Woerkom (R-34)

To require the personal representative of an estate to provide the county Friend of the Court office with the names of a decedent’s heirs. See Senate Bill 1447, which allows a person to whom past due child support is owed to place a lien on the payer’s distributions from a decedent's estate.

Referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services

Nov. 10, 2004

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one containing technical changes that do not affect its substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

To require the personal representative of an estate to provide the county Friend of the Court office with the names of a decedent’s heirs. See Senate Bill 1447, which establishes that the lien placed on a delinquent child support payer’s assets includes distributions from a decedent's estate.

Received in the House

Nov. 10, 2004

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Nov. 30, 2004

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Dec. 8, 2004

Amendment offered by Rep. Jim Howell (R-94)

To clarify that an estate's a personal representative incurs no obligation or liability for an error or omission made in good faith compliance with the bill.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)

To require the personal representative of an estate to provide the county Friend of the Court office with the names of a decedent’s heirs. See Senate Bill 1447, which establishes that the lien placed on a delinquent child support payer’s assets includes distributions from a decedent's estate.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 9, 2004

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Dec. 21, 2004