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Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapters 401 to 403 the Poor Law § 401.5

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 5. The court shall order the relative or relatives to perform the duty of support, in the following order: The husband or wife shall be first required to maintain the poor person, if of sufficient ability; if a husband or wife does not exist, or he or she is not of sufficient ability, then the father or mother of the poor person.

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