2004 Michigan Child Support Formula Manual (effective October 1, 2004):
1.03 Support Defined
1.03 (A) Support refers to the payment of money for a child or a spouse ordered by the court, and may include payment of the expenses of medical, dental, and other health care, child care expenses, and educational expenses. MCL 552.602(ee) contains a statutory definition of support.
1.03 (B) For the purposes of this manual, a child support obligation includes payment for the general care and needs of a child, medical support, health care coverage, and child care.
1.03 (C) A support obligation includes separately calculated figures for the base support (calculated in Sections 3.01 – 3.05), ordinary and extraordinary health care expenses, provision of health care coverage (Section 3.07), and child care expenses (Section 3.08).
Domestic Diversions
1. Good counsel on matters of relationships, families and family law. 2. The efforts of good people working together to advance the mind, arouse the heart, and amuse the spirit.
