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SMITH v. SMITH

Docket No. 81910, (Calendar No. 1).

433 Mich. 606 (1989)

447 N.W.2d 715

SMITH v. SMITH

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided November 8, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kluczynski, Girtz & Vogelzang (by Richard Radke, Jr.) for the plaintiff.

Shaner & Olsen, P.C. (by V. Carl Shaner), for the defendant.

Amici Curiae:

Joseph F. Lavey II for Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service.

Victor, Robbins & Bassett (by Scott Bassett) for State Bar of Michigan Family Law Section.

RILEY, C.J.

The issue we must decide in this case is whether the Age of Majority Act1 effectively rendered as null and void the "exceptional circumstances" clause of MCL 552.17a; MSA 25.97(1). Upon dissolution of a marriage, § 17a grants the court jurisdiction to require either parent to make payments for the support of each child until the age of eighteen years, and in the case of "exceptional circumstances," support payments may...

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