A bill to amend 1887 PA 128, entitled “An act establishing the minimum ages for contracting marriages; to require a civil license in order to marry and its registration; to provide for the implementation of federal law; and to provide a penalty for the violation of this act,” by amending section 3 (MCL 551.103), as amended by 2006 PA 578.
House Bill 4547 would amend 1887 PA 128 to increase the marriage license fee from $20 to $50, and the additional fee paid by nonresidents from $10 to $25. The act requires $15 of each fee collected to be allocated to the circuit court for family counseling services, which must include counseling for domestic violence and child abuse. The act allows the probate court to order the county clerk to waive the marriage license fee if the fee would result in undue hardship.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Families, Children and Seniors
Reported with substitute H-1
