MCL - Act 205 of 1956
AN ACT to confer upon circuit courts jurisdiction over proceedings to compel and provide support of children born out of wedlock; to prescribe the procedure for determination of such liability; to authorize agreements providing for furnishing of such support and to provide for the enforcement thereof; and to prescribe penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act.
History: 1956, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956
| Document | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Section 722.711 | Section | Definitions. |
| Section 722.711.amended | Section | Definitions. |
| Section 722.712 | Section | Child born out of wedlock; liability of parents; duties of court; medical expenses; death of father of child born out of wedlock; "Medicaid" defined. |
| Section 722.712.amended | Section | Child born out of wedlock; liability of parents; duties of court; medical expenses; death of father of child born out of wedlock; "Medicaid" defined. |
| Section 722.713 | Section | Repealed. 1996, Act 308, Eff. June 1, 1997. |
| Section 722.714 | Section | Paternity proceeding; parties; venue; action not required; commencement of action; statute of limitations; initiating and conducting proceedings; child support formula as guideline; verification of complaint; agreement to transfer prosecutor's responsibilities; charge; summons; default judgment; genetic paternity testing; next friend or guardian ad litem; rights of indigent defendant; order of filiation. |
| Section 722.714.amended | Section | Paternity proceeding; parties; venue; action not required; commencement of action; statute of limitations; initiating and conducting proceedings; child support formula as guideline; verification of complaint; agreement to transfer prosecutor's responsibilities; charge; summons; default judgment; genetic paternity testing; next friend or guardian ad litem; rights of indigent defendant; order of filiation. |
| Section 722.714a | Section | Summons or notice; notification of obligation and rights; court order for genetic paternity testing. |
| Section 722.714b | Section | Effect of paternity in another state. |
| Section 722.714b.amended | Section | Effect of parentage in another state. |
| Section 722.714c.added | Section | Determination of parentage; prohibitions. |
| Section 722.715 | Section | Mother and alleged father competent to testify; cross-examination; exclusion of public; continuance until birth of child. |
| Section 722.716 | Section | Pretrial proceedings; blood or tissue typing determinations as to mother, child, and alleged father; court order; refusal to submit to typing or identification profiling; qualifications of person conducting typing or identification profiling; compensation of expert; result of typing or identification profiling; filing summary report; objection; admissibility; establishment of paternity. |
| Section 722.716a | Section | Information obtained from genetic paternity testing; disclosure prohibited; retention and destruction of material; confidentiality; sale, transfer, or offer; audit; violation as misdemeanor; penalty. |
| Section 722.717 | Section | Order of filiation; circumstances; contents; support order; retroactivity; enforcement of judgment or order; fee; report to director of department of community health; service of copies to parties. |
| Section 722.717.amended | Section | Order of filiation; circumstances; contents; support order; retroactivity; enforcement of judgment or order; fee; report to department director; service of copies to parties. |
| Section 722.717a | Section | Repealed. 2001, Act 109, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001. |
| Section 722.717b | Section | Provisions for custody and parenting time; temporary order in case of dispute; referral to friend of the court; attorneys not required to represent parties in dispute. |
| Section 722.718 | Section | Payments to friend of court, clerk of court, or state disbursement unit; disbursement. |
| Section 722.719 | Section | Bond to perform court order and indemnify county; filing; dismissal of complaint; default; issuance of citation to principal and sureties; service; execution; contempt of court; commitment; decree or judgment; appointment of receiver. |
| Section 722.720 | Section | Continuing jurisdiction; purposes. |
| Section 722.720a | Section | Repealed. 1982, Act 296, Eff. July 1, 1983. |
| Section 722.721 | Section | Mother's support and education of child born out of wedlock; bond; default; liability of father. |
| Section 722.722 | Section | False complaint; penalty. |
| Section 722.723 | Section | Repealed. 1982, Act 296, Eff. July 1, 1983. |
| Section 722.724 | Section | Appeal; stay of execution, bond, security for costs. |
| Section 722.725 | Section | Reference to mother as parent of child in records, certificates, or other papers. |
| Section 722.726 | Section | Application of act. |
| Section 722.727 | Section | Fees; assessment in order of filiation. |
| Section 722.728 | Section | Enforcement remedies. |
| Section 722.729 | Section | Repealed. 2009, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2010 |
| Section 722.729a | Section | Centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees. |
| Section 722.730 | Section | Paternity act; short title. |