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Current as of February 09, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Sec. 3. 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 conceived during a marriage but not the issue of that marriage.
(c) “DNA identification profiling” and “summary report” mean those terms as defined in section 1 of the paternity act, MCL 722.711.
(d) “Genetic paternity determination form” means a form issued by the title IV-D agency to provide genetic testing information to the state registrar. A genetic paternity determination form provides identifying information for individuals on the summary report and includes, but is not limited to, the following information:
(i) As provided under section 7 or 9, 1 the man is the child's father.
(ii) The child's name, date of birth, and the name of the city, county, and state where the child was born.
(iii) The mother's name, social security number, and date of birth.
(iv) The father's name, social security number, and date of birth.
(v) Other information required to carry into effect the provisions of this act.
(e) “Paternity act” means the paternity act, 1956 PA 205, MCL 722.711 to 722.730.
(f) “Public health code” means the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211.
(g) “State registrar” means that term as defined in section 2805 of the public health code, MCL 333.2805.
(h) “Title IV-D agency” means that term as defined in section 2 of the support and parenting time enforcement act, 1982 PA 295, MCL 552.602.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 722. Children § 722.1463 - last updated February 09, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-722-children/mi-comp-laws-722-1463/
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