Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 205 of 1956 - The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730)
Section 722.718 - Payments to Friend of Court, Clerk of Court, or State Disbursement Unit; Disbursement.

Sec. 8.
The court shall require the payment of money to be made to the friend of the court, clerk of the court, or state disbursement unit, which money shall be disbursed in accordance with the order of the court, except that upon certification by a county family independence agency that a complainant is receiving public assistance, a payment received by the friend of the court for support and education of a child born out of wedlock shall be transmitted to the family independence agency.
History: 1956, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1971, Act 176, Imd. Eff. Dec. 2, 1971 ;-- Am. 1999, Act 157, Imd. Eff. Nov. 3, 1999

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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Section 722.713 - Repealed. 1996, Act 308, Eff.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Section 722.717a - Repealed. 2001, Act 109, Eff.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.