Legal Question in Family Law in Michigan

child support

if a person is in jail are they still required by law to pay child support, while they are in jail


Asked on 6/15/05, 5:33 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
William Stern William Stern, P.C.

Re: child support

Being in jail will not relieve a person of the child support obligation. the only thing that will do that is to obtain a court order saying that support is lowered or abolished. However, since the acts that landed one in jail are normally voluntary, it is doubtful that a person could get an order eliminating support by being in jail. William S. Stern

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Answered on 6/15/05, 10:44 am


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