205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730)

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Section
722.711

Definitions.

Section
722.712

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

Repealed. 1996, Act 308, Eff. June 1, 1997.

Section
722.714

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

Summons or Notice; Notification of Obligation and Rights; Court Order for Genetic Paternity Testing.

Section
722.714b

Effect of Paternity in Another State.

Section
722.715

Mother and Alleged Father Competent to Testify; Cross-Examination; Exclusion of Public; Continuance Until Birth of Child.

Section
722.716

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

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

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
722.717a

Repealed. 2001, Act 109, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001.

Section
722.717b

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

Payments to Friend of Court, Clerk of Court, or State Disbursement Unit; Disbursement.

Section
722.719

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

Continuing Jurisdiction; Purposes.

Section
722.720a

Repealed. 1982, Act 296, Eff. July 1, 1983.

Section
722.721

Mother's Support and Education of Child Born Out of Wedlock; Bond; Default; Liability of Father.

Section
722.722

False Complaint; Penalty.

Section
722.723

Repealed. 1982, Act 296, Eff. July 1, 1983.

Section
722.724

Appeal; Stay of Execution, Bond, Security for Costs.

Section
722.725

Reference to Mother as Parent of Child in Records, Certificates, or Other Papers.

Section
722.726

Application of Act.

Section
722.727

Fees; Assessment in Order of Filiation.

Section
722.728

Enforcement Remedies.

Section
722.729

Repealed. 2009, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2010

Section
722.729a

Centralized Receipt and Disbursement of Support and Fees.

Section
722.730

Paternity Act; Short Title.