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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 202. (1) The consent described in section 201 1 must be either of the following:
(a) In a record signed before, on, or after the birth of the child by the individual who gave birth to the child and by an individual who intends to be a parent of the child. An acknowledgment of parentage under the acknowledgment of parentage act, 1996 PA 305, MCL 722.1001 to 722.1013, is a record within the meaning of this subdivision.
(b) In an agreement entered into before conception that the individual who gave birth to the child and the individual who intends to be a parent of the child intended they both would be parents of the child.
(2) Failure to consent as required by subsection (1) does not preclude a court from finding consent to parent if the individual for the first 2 years of the child's life, including any period of temporary absence, resided in the same household with the child and openly held out the child as the individual's child.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 722. Children § 722.1802 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-722-children/mi-comp-laws-722-1802/
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