Daily Archives: November 13, 2015

Constitutional Law – Portion of child support collection fee may be illegal 

The bulk of a $3.50 child support collection charge is best understood as a fee rather than a tax. As such, it is presumptively reasonable and plaintiff has not rebutted that presumption. However, 25 cents of the fee earmarked for the Michigan Attorney General’s office is a tax, and a remand is necessary to develop a record on the tax’s constitutionality.

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