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Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1431 (2026)

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REVOCATION OF PARENTAGE ACT

Act 159 of 2012

722.1431 Short title.

Sec. 1.

This act may be cited as the "revocation of parentage act".

History: 2012, Act 159, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2012 ;-- Am. 2024, Act 29, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 59 cases (13 in the last 5 years), 2013–2025 · leading case: Demski v. Petlick, 873 N.W.2d 596 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015).

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Demski v. Petlick, 873 N.W.2d 596 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “The trial court considered Demski’s paternity claim under the Revocation of Paternity Act (RPA), MCL 722.1431 et seq., and convened a two-day evidentiary hearing.”

In re Moiles, 840 N.W.2d 790 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “55 V CONCLUSION The trial court did not clearly err when it found that Moiles’s action of signing an acknowledgment of parentage, knowing that he was possibly not the child’s biological father, constituted a fraudulent execution of the acknowledgment and also contained a…”

Helton v. Beaman, 850 N.W.2d 515 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 3× “In this action brought under the Revocation of Paternity Act, MCL 722.1431 et seq., plaintiff seeks to revoke defendants’ acknowledgment of parentage of a nine-year-old child whom defendants have raised from birth.”

Sprenger v. Bickle, 861 N.W.2d 52 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “] We are now confronted with plaintiffs new action regarding paternity brought under the Revocation of Paternity Act (RPA), MCL 722.1431 et seq., which was dismissed on the basis that plaintiff once again lacked standing.”

Parks v. Parks, 850 N.W.2d 595 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “Defendant appeals as of right an order denying her motion brought under the Revocation of Paternity Act (RPA), MCL 722.1431 et seq., wherein defendant requested that the trial court terminate plaintiffs legal and physical custody of the minor child, declare that the child was…”

Grimes v. Van Hook-Williams, 839 N.W.2d 237 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “” Plaintiff sought to establish paternity under the Revocation of Paternity Act, MCL 722.1431 et seq. He requested (1) a DNA test to establish paternity, 1 (2) an order acknowledging him as the child’s biological father and modifying the child’s birth certificate, (3) joint…”

Glaubius v. Glaubius, 855 N.W.2d 221 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “In this action involving the Revocation of Paternity Act, MCL 722.1431 etseq., plaintiff appeals as of right the trial court’s order denying her motion to revoke defendant’s paternity and determine that the minor child in question was born out of wedlock.”

Rogers v. Wcisel, 877 N.W.2d 169 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “This case arises under the Revocation of Paternity Act (RPA), MCL 722.1431 et seq. 3 ‘When reviewing a decision related to the Revocation of Paternity Act, this Court reviews the trial court’s factual findings, if any, for clear error.”

Adler v. Dormio, 872 N.W.2d 721 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “1443(3), of the then new Revocation of Paternity Act (RPA), MCL 722.1431 et seq., in which he denied paternity.”

In re Daniels Est., 837 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “” The Revocation of Paternity Act, MCL 722.1431 et seq., provides methods that allow an individual to set aside an acknowledgement of parentage, MCL 722.”

In re Minors, 912 N.W.2d 872 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “The Revocation of Paternity Act (RPA), MCL 722.1431 et seq ., defines a "presumed father" as "a man who is presumed to be the child's father by virtue of his marriage to the child's mother at the time of the child's conception or birth.”

Nicholas David Burnett v. Tracy Lynn Ahola, 909 N.W.2d 827 (Mich. 2018). “The trial court shall: (1) determine whether the defendants should be estopped from arguing that the plaintiff committed intrinsic fraud or fraud on the court during the proceedings under the Revocation of Paternity Act (ROPA), MCL 722.1431 et seq ., given the entry into or…”

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