This toolkit tells you about filing a response to a motion regarding support filed by your child’s other parent. For general information about child support, read the Articles. Read the Common Questions if you have a specific question. If you want to file a response to a Motion Regarding Support filed by your child’s other parent, use the Forms link to prepare your forms. The Checklist below has step-by-step instructions for responding to a motion regarding support. Go to Courts & Agencies for information about the court or agency that will handle your case.
You'll find links to legal aid offices and lawyer referral services under Find A Lawyer. If there is a Self-Help Center in your area you can get more help there. If you need something other than legal help, look in Community Services. If you need a fee waiver, an interpreter, a court to accommodate your disability, or more information about going to court, visit Going to Court.
Common Questions
You can use our Do-It-Yourself Response to Motion to Change Child Support tool to create the form you need to respond.
Once you have your Response to Motion Regarding Support form, date and sign it. Make several copies and take it to the court clerk’s office. Arrange to have a copy served on the moving party.
For more detailed instructions read the Checklist – Responding to a Motion Regarding Support.
You can use the MiChildSupport Calculator on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services website to find out what the support amount might be in your case.
Every case is different. Child support includes a base support amount. It can also include money for health care and child care costs. The amount of support comes from the Michigan Child Support Formula (MCSF). The formula is based on factors such as:
- The parents’ incomes
- The number of children
- Child care costs
- Health care costs
- The number of parenting time overnights the children have with each parent
The court must follow the MCSF unless it would be unfair or inappropriate to follow it. For more information about child support, read Child Support in a Nutshell.
No. Parenting time can't be limited to enforce child support.