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Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1435 (2026)

Applicability of sections to certain actions.

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REVOCATION OF PARENTAGE ACT


Act 159 of 2012


722.1435 Applicability of sections to certain actions.

Sec. 5.

    (1) Section 7 governs an action to set aside an acknowledgment of parentage.

    (2) Section 8 governs an action to determine that a genetic father is not a child's father.

    (3) Section 9 governs an action to set aside an order of filiation.

    (4) Section 11 governs an action to determine that a presumed parent is not a child's parent.

    

    

History: 2012, Act 159, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2012 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 376, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015 ;-- Am. 2024, Act 29, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2022 · leading case: Helton v. Beaman, 850 N.W.2d 515 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014).
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Helton v. Beaman, 850 N.W.2d 515 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “1437(2) provides that an action for revocation of an acknowledgment of parentage may be pursued for a number of reasons, including a mistake of fact.”
Sprenger v. Bickle, 861 N.W.2d 52 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “1441 “governs an action to determine that a presumed father is not a child’s father,” MCL 722.1435(3), and this is the nature of plaintiffs action in this case.”
Parks v. Parks, 850 N.W.2d 595 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “” MCL 722.1435(3). MCL 722.1433(4) 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.”
In re Moiles, 840 N.W.2d 790 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). “MCL 722.1435. MCL 722.1437(1). MCL 722.1437(2).”
In re Minors, 912 N.W.2d 872 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “MCL 722.1435(4) ; MCL 722.1441. A biological father has no standing to seek a declaration of paternity under the Paternity Act, MCL 722.”
In Re williams-blair/cross Minors (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “But the RPA contains provisions with respect to setting aside acknowledgments of parentage, MCL 722.1435(1); MCL 722.1437, and setting aside orders of filiation, MCL 722.”
Jeremy Phillip Jones v. Sharon Denise Jones (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “The RPA 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.”
in Re Miller Minors (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “MCL 722.1435(4). A biological father has no standing to seek a declaration of paternity under the Paternity Act, MCL 722.”
in Re Miller Minors (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “MCL 722.1435(4). A biological father has no standing to seek a declaration of paternity under the Paternity Act, MCL 722.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1435(1) — 2 cases
Helton v. Beaman, 850 N.W.2d 515 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “1437(2) provides that an action for revocation of an acknowledgment of parentage may be pursued for a number of reasons, including a mistake of fact.”
In Re williams-blair/cross Minors (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “But the RPA contains provisions with respect to setting aside acknowledgments of parentage, MCL 722.1435(1); MCL 722.1437, and setting aside orders of filiation, MCL 722.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1435(3) — 3 cases
Sprenger v. Bickle, 861 N.W.2d 52 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “1441 “governs an action to determine that a presumed father is not a child’s father,” MCL 722.1435(3), and this is the nature of plaintiffs action in this case.”
Parks v. Parks, 850 N.W.2d 595 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “” MCL 722.1435(3). MCL 722.1433(4) 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.”
In Re williams-blair/cross Minors (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “But the RPA contains provisions with respect to setting aside acknowledgments of parentage, MCL 722.1435(1); MCL 722.1437, and setting aside orders of filiation, MCL 722.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1435(4) — 5 cases
In re Minors, 912 N.W.2d 872 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “MCL 722.1435(4) ; MCL 722.1441. A biological father has no standing to seek a declaration of paternity under the Paternity Act, MCL 722.”
Jeremy Phillip Jones v. Sharon Denise Jones (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “The RPA 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.”
in Re Miller Minors (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “MCL 722.1435(4). A biological father has no standing to seek a declaration of paternity under the Paternity Act, MCL 722.”
in Re Miller Minors (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “MCL 722.1435(4). A biological father has no standing to seek a declaration of paternity under the Paternity Act, MCL 722.”
In Re williams-blair/cross Minors (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “But the RPA contains provisions with respect to setting aside acknowledgments of parentage, MCL 722.1435(1); MCL 722.1437, and setting aside orders of filiation, MCL 722.”
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