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Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1001 (2026)

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PARENTAGE ACT

Act 305 of 1996

722.1001 Short title.

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "acknowledgment of parentage act".

History: 1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 47 cases (15 in the last 5 years), 2001–2026 · leading case: Aichele v. Hodge, 673 N.W.2d 452 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).

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Aichele v. Hodge, 673 N.W.2d 452 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 4× “Later that year, plaintiff and defendant signed an affidavit of parentage, pursuant to the Acknowledgment of Parentage Act, MCL 722.1001 et seq., indicating that plaintiff was the child's biological father.”

Helton v. Beaman, 850 N.W.2d 515 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 3× “THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PARENTAGE ACT The Acknowledgment of Parentage Act, MCL 722.1001 et seq., confers the status of natural and legal father upon a man who executes an affidavit of parentage.”

Varran v. Granneman, 312 Mich. App. 591 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “(d) The child’s parents have never been married, they are not residing in the same household, and paternity has been established by the completion of an acknowledgment of parentage under the acknowledgment of parentage act, 1996 PA 305 , MCL 722.1001 to 722.1013, by an order of…”

Sinicropi v. Mazurek, 729 N.W.2d 256 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). “, if, under the Acknowledgment of Parentage Act, MCL 722.1001 et seq., a proper acknowledgment of parentage was previously executed and has not been revoked.”

Glaubius v. Glaubius, 855 N.W.2d 221 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “1433, four classifications of fathers are recognized: (1) “Acknowledged father” means a man who has affirmatively held himself out to be the child’s father by executing an acknowledgment of parentage under the acknowledgment of parentage act, 1996 PA 305 , MCL 722.1001 to…”

in Re I M Long Minor, 927 N.W.2d 724 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “ly adopts the minor; (c) A man who by order of filiation or by judgment of paternity is judicially determined to be the father of the minor; (d) A man judicially determined to have parental rights; or (e) A man whose paternity is established by the completion and filing of an…”

Barnes v. Jeudevine, 718 N.W.2d 311 (Mich. 2006). · cites it 2× “An affidavit of parentage is a stipulation by a woman of a man's paternity under the Acknowledgment of Parentage Act, MCL 722.1001 et seq. This is not a court determination that the child was born out of wedlock, as is required under either the Paternity Act or the…”

In Re Le, 747 N.W.2d 883 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). “e mother at any time between the minor’s conception and birth; (2) legally adopts the minor; (3) is judicially determined to be the father by order of filiation or judgment of paternity; (4) is judicially determined to have parental rights; or (5) whose paternity is established,…”

Killingbeck v. Killingbeck, 711 N.W.2d 759 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “See MCL 722.1001 et seq. Plaintiff testified that she had signed the acknowledgement of parentage stating that Killingbeck had fathered Devon because "[a]t the time .”

Rogers v. Wcisel, 877 N.W.2d 169 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “Biological evidence is rather a second and separate factor to be considered in the revocation of an acknowledgment of parentage after the trial court finds the moving party’s affidavit sufficient under MCL 722.”

Foster v. Wolkowitz, 785 N.W.2d 59 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 2× “At issue in this case is whether the' statutorily required presumptive award of custody given to a mother when an acknowledgment of parentage (AOP) is executed pursuant to the Acknowledgment of Parentage Act, MCL 722.1001 et seq., serves as an “initial custody determination”…”

Eldred v. Ziny, 631 N.W.2d 748 (Mich. Ct. App. 2001). “5 MCL 722.1001 et seq. 6 See MCL 722.1006 (providing that upon execution of an acknowledgment of parentage, “the mother is presumed to have custody of the minor child”).”

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