Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1461 (2026)

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GENETIC PARENTAGE ACT

Act 365 of 2014

722.1461 Short title.

Sec. 1.

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

History: 2014, Act 365, Eff. Mar. 17, 2015

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2019–2023 · leading case: in Re Agd Minor (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).

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in Re Agd Minor (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “, the Genetic Parentage Act, MCL 722.1461 et seq., and the Summary Support and Paternity Act, MCL 722.”

Kyresha Lefever v. Lanesha Matthews (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “The Genetic Parentage Act (GPA), MCL 722.1461 et seq., permits a man to establish paternity by way of genetic testing, and to then acquire parental rights.”

Kyresha Lefever v. Lanesha Matthews (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “In addition, the trial court did not consider the Genetic Parentage Act, MCL 722.1461 et seq., which permits a man to establish paternity by way of blood, tissue, or genetic testing.”

Carrie Pueblo v. Rachel Haas (Mich. 2023). “In addition to allowing unmarried biological fathers to establish paternity under the Genetic Parentage Act, MCL 722.1461 et seq., the Legislature allows unmarried men to pursue parental rights under the Revocation of Paternity Act, MCL 722.”

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