Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1461
Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "genetic parentage act".
Michigan Compiled Laws — GENETIC PARENTAGE ACT (Act 365 of 2014)
Michigan · statute · 365 of 2014, Mich. Comp. Laws · 8 active provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1463
Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "Alleged father" means a man who by his actions could have fathered the child. (b) "Child born out of wedlock" means a child conceived and born to a woman who was not married from the conception to the date of birth of the child or a child that the court has determined to be a child born or con…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1465
Use of act to determine parentage.
This act cannot be used to determine parentage if 1 or more of the following is true: (a) The child's parent has previously acknowledged parentage under the acknowledgment of parentage act, 1996 PA 305, MCL 722.1001 to 722.1013, or if the child's parentage has been established under the law of this or another state. (b…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1467
Consideration as biological father; conditions; additional genetic paternity testing.
(1) If a child is born out of wedlock, a man is considered to be the biological father of that child if all of the following are true: (a) The alleged father or mother is receiving services from a title IV-D agency. (b) The mother, child, and alleged father submitted to blood or tissue typing determinations that may in…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1469
Establishment of paternity by genetic testing; initial custody of child to mother; basis for court-ordered child support, custody, or parenting time; status, rights, and duties of child.
(1) Genetic testing that determines a man is the biological father of a child under this act establishes paternity. If genetic testing establishes paternity as described in this subsection, the mother is granted initial custody of the child, without prejudice to the determination of either parent's custodial rights, un…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1471
Genetic paternity determination form and summary report; filing with state registrar; copy to be provided to mother and father; inclusion of child's father on birth certificate; fee to amend birth certificate; issuance of copy of genetic paternity determination form and summary report.
(1) The title IV-D agency shall file a genetic paternity determination form and a summary report with the state registrar. The state registrar shall review the genetic paternity determination form and the summary report upon receipt. If the genetic paternity determination form and summary report comply with the provisi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1473
Consent to court jurisdiction.
Except as otherwise provided by law, a mother and father who have genetic tests that are filed as a genetic paternity determination form as prescribed by section 11 are consenting to the general personal jurisdiction of the courts of record of this state regarding the issues of the support, custody, and parenting time…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1475
Genetic paternity determination form; creation.
The department of human services in consultation with the department of community health shall create the genetic paternity determination form.