Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730)
Section 722.714a - Summons or Notice; Notification of Obligation and Rights; Court Order for Genetic Paternity Testing.

Sec. 4a.
(1) The summons or other initial notice to a party in an action under this act shall contain notification that the party's obligation to support the child will be determined and that the party's rights to custody of and parenting time with the child may be determined during the paternity action.
(2) The family independence agency or its designee that requires a party to appear for genetic paternity testing as provided in section 4, or the party requesting genetic paternity testing if a court orders genetic paternity testing for an individual as provided in section 4, shall serve notice of the testing on the mother and the alleged father. The notice shall include explanations of all of the following:
(a) The test to be performed.
(b) The purpose and potential uses of the test.
(c) How the test results will be used to establish paternity or nonpaternity as provided in section 6.
(d) How the individual will be provided with the test results.
(e) The individual's right to keep the test results confidential as provided in section 6a.
History: Add. 1994, Act 388, Eff. Oct. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 18, Eff. June 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 113, Eff. Aug. 10, 1998

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 722 - Children

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

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Section 722.713 - Repealed. 1996, Act 308, Eff.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 P...

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...

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 Receive...

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.