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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PARENTAGE ACT

Act 305 of 1996

AN ACT to prescribe procedures for and the contents of acknowledgments of parentage; to state the effects of those acknowledgments; to provide procedures and criteria for revoking acknowledgments; and to prescribe powers and duties of certain state officers and employees.


History: 1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997


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The People of the State of Michigan enact:

DocumentTypeDescription
Section 722.1001SectionShort title.
Section 722.1002SectionDefinitions.
Section 722.1003SectionAcknowledgment of parentage; form; validity; signatures; copy.
Section 722.1004SectionAcknowledgment as basis for court ordered child support, custody, or parenting time; relationship and status of child.
Section 722.1005SectionAcknowledgment of parentage; filing with state registrar; review; maintenance as permanent record; review; procedures and payment for issuance; basis for preparation of new birth certificate.
Section 722.1006SectionGrant of initial custody.
Section 722.1007SectionNotices.
Section 722.1008SectionAcknowledgment of parentage; preparation or approval of form; availability to public.
Section 722.1009SectionAppointment of next friend or guardian ad litem; effect of signing by minor parent.
Section 722.1010SectionConsent to court jurisdiction.
Section 722.1011SectionRepealed. 2012, Act 161, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2012.
Section 722.1012SectionValidity of prior acknowledgment.
Section 722.1013SectionEffective date.