ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PARENTAGE ACT
Act 305 of 1996
722.1002 Definitions.
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Acknowledged parent" means an individual who has established a parent-child relationship under this act.
(b) "Acknowledgment" means an acknowledgment of parentage executed as provided in this act.
(c) "Child" means a child conceived and born to a woman who was not married at the time of conception or the date of birth of the child, a child that the circuit court determines was born or conceived during a marriage but is not the issue of that marriage, or a child that is born to an individual who gave birth to a child conceived through assisted reproduction.
(d) "Court" means the circuit court.
(e) "State registrar" means that term as defined in section 2805 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2805.
History: 1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 2024, Act 31, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
3
cases (
2 in the last 5 years), 2004–2023 · leading case:
Aichele v. Hodge, 673 N.W.2d 452 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).
Aichele v. Hodge, 673 N.W.2d 452 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).
· cites it 4× “MCL 722.1002 clearly provides: As used in this act .”
Kyresha Lefever v. Lanesha Matthews (Mich. Ct. App. 2021).
· cites it 3× “” MCL 722.1002. Moreover, the act defines “father” as “the man who signs an acknowledgment of parent of a child.”
Carrie Pueblo v. Rachel Haas (Mich. 2023).
“, is defined as “the man who signs an acknowledgment of parentage of a child,” MCL 722.1002(d). We see no impediment to any person establishing parental rights by signing an acknowledgment of parentage.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1002(b) — 2 cases
Aichele v. Hodge, 673 N.W.2d 452 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).
“MCL 722.1002 clearly provides: As used in this act .”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1002(d) — 2 cases
Carrie Pueblo v. Rachel Haas (Mich. 2023).
“, is defined as “the man who signs an acknowledgment of parentage of a child,” MCL 722.1002(d). We see no impediment to any person establishing parental rights by signing an acknowledgment of parentage.”
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