Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.713 (2026)

Repealed. 1996, Act 308, Eff. June 1, 1997.

✓ current as of July 2026

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THE PATERNITY ACT

Act 205 of 1956

722.713 Repealed. 1996, Act 308, Eff. June 1, 1997.

Repealed. 1996, Act 308, Eff. June 1, 1997.

Compiler's Notes:

The repealed section pertained to father's agreement for support and education.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 18 cases, 1961–2004 · leading case: Crego v. Coleman, 615 N.W.2d 218 (Mich. 2000).

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Crego v. Coleman, 615 N.W.2d 218 (Mich. 2000). · cites it 38× “[MCL 722.713; MSA 25.493 (emphasis added).”

Crego v. Coleman, 591 N.W.2d 277 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 32× “MCL 722.713; MSA 25.493 provides that, unlike legitimate children, children born outside marriage who are not subject to a filiation order may be foreclosed from future modification of child support, regardless of need.”

Johnson v. White, 682 N.W.2d 505 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 8× “Crego I held that § 3 of the Paternity Act, MCL 722.713, specifically provided that the performance of a settlement agreement after approval by the court barred "`other remedies of the mother or child for the support and education of the child'" unless the parties provided for…”

MacOmb Cnty. Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. Westerman, 645 N.W.2d 710 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 8× “n Plaintiff argues that although the parties entered into the consent judgment pursuant to MCL 722.713, which allows for the parties to a paternity action to enter into a nonmodifiable support agreement, MCL 722.”

Crego v. Coleman, 573 N.W.2d 291 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 11× “Were we allowed, we would affirm and hold MCL 722.713; MSA 25.493 unconstitutional as viola-tive of the equal protection guarantees of the United States and Michigan Constitutions.”

Harvey v. State, 664 N.W.2d 767 (Mich. 2003). · cites it 2× “§ 722.713. It permitted the mother of an illegitimate child to enter into a nonmodifiable child support agreement with the putative father in lieu of the court determining paternity and setting a support amount.”

Crego v. Coleman, 506 N.W.2d 568 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 8× “Declining to follow Boyles v Brown, 69 Mich App 480 ; 245 NW2d 100 (1976), and relying on MCL 722.713; MSA 25.493, this Court held: The right of an illegitimate child to equal protection of law does not justify depriving the alleged father of the right to a trial of a disputed…”

Tuer v. Niedoliwka, 285 N.W.2d 424 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 4× “The lower court ruled that the agreement in question was ineffective as a release or compromise of plaintiff’s claim and that it had not been approved by the judge presiding in the previous action, required by MCL 722.713; MSA 25.493, as a condition precedent to the agreement…”

Van Laar v. Rozema, 288 N.W.2d 667 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 4× “The legislative intent to allow compromise agreements for the support of illegitimate children only if adequate provision for the child is secured is evident from the requirements of MCL 722.713; MSA 25.493. In view of these considerations, this Court will not construe the…”

Hall v. Novik, 663 N.W.2d 522 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 5× “The parties’ agreement and the court order approving it were entered pursuant to MCL 722.713; 1 the parties do not argue that any provision of the statute authorizing this agreement and order (hereinafter the original support order) was not complied with fully.”

Hisaw v. Hayes, 350 N.W.2d 302 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 3× “Originally, a settlement approved by the circuit court pursuant to MCL 722.713; MSA 25.493 required defendant to pay $1,500 at the rate of $5 per Vfeek plus certain statutory fees.”

Morrison v. Richerson, 497 N.W.2d 506 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 3× “nt of Paternity and the Court having entered an Order of filiation and there being no indication from the court records that the Court approved a Compromise Settlement of the parties concerning child support, nor are there any findings by the Court that the alleged Settlement…”

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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.713(a) — 3 cases

Van Laar v. Rozema, 288 N.W.2d 667 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “The legislative intent to allow compromise agreements for the support of illegitimate children only if adequate provision for the child is secured is evident from the requirements of MCL 722.713; MSA 25.493. In view of these considerations, this Court will not construe the…”

Crego v. Coleman, 506 N.W.2d 568 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). “Declining to follow Boyles v Brown, 69 Mich App 480 ; 245 NW2d 100 (1976), and relying on MCL 722.713; MSA 25.493, this Court held: The right of an illegitimate child to equal protection of law does not justify depriving the alleged father of the right to a trial of a disputed…”

Morrison v. Richerson, 497 N.W.2d 506 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). “nt of Paternity and the Court having entered an Order of filiation and there being no indication from the court records that the Court approved a Compromise Settlement of the parties concerning child support, nor are there any findings by the Court that the alleged Settlement…”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.713(b) — 4 cases

MacOmb Cnty. Dep't of Soc. Servs. v. Westerman, 645 N.W.2d 710 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). “n Plaintiff argues that although the parties entered into the consent judgment pursuant to MCL 722.713, which allows for the parties to a paternity action to enter into a nonmodifiable support agreement, MCL 722.”

Crego v. Coleman, 573 N.W.2d 291 (Mich. Ct. App. 1998). “Were we allowed, we would affirm and hold MCL 722.713; MSA 25.493 unconstitutional as viola-tive of the equal protection guarantees of the United States and Michigan Constitutions.”

Martin v. Coffey, 268 N.W.2d 307 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978).

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