Act 205 of 1956 The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730)

Act 205 of 1956 The Paternity Act (722.711 - 722.730)

Section 722.711 Definitions.
Section 722.712 Child Born Out of Wedlock; Liability of Parents; Duties of Court; Medical Expenses; Death of Father of Child Born Out of Wedlock; "Medicaid" Defined.
Section 722.713 Repealed. 1996, Act 308, Eff. June 1, 1997.
Section 722.714 Paternity Proceeding; Parties; Venue; Action Not Required; Commencement of Action; Statute of Limitations; Initiating and Conducting Proceedings; Child Support Formula as Guideline; Verification of Complaint; Agreement to Transfer Prosecutor's Responsibilities; Charge; Summons; Default Judgment; Genetic Paternity Testing; Next Friend or Guardian Ad Litem; Rights of Indigent Defendant; Order of Filiation.
Section 722.714a Summons or Notice; Notification of Obligation and Rights; Court Order for Genetic Paternity Testing.
Section 722.714b Effect of Paternity in Another State.
Section 722.715 Mother and Alleged Father Competent to Testify; Cross-Examination; Exclusion of Public; Continuance Until Birth of Child.
Section 722.716 Pretrial Proceedings; Blood or Tissue Typing Determinations as to Mother, Child, and Alleged Father; Court Order; Refusal to Submit to Typing or Identification Profiling; Qualifications of Person Conducting Typing or Identification Profiling; Compensation of Expert; Result of Typing or Identification Profiling; Filing Summary Report; Objection; Admissibility; Establishment of Paternity.
Section 722.716a Information Obtained From Genetic Paternity Testing; Disclosure Prohibited; Retention and Destruction of Material; Confidentiality; Sale, Transfer, or Offer; Audit; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.
Section 722.717 Order of Filiation; Circumstances; Contents; Support Order; Retroactivity; Enforcement of Judgment or Order; Fee; Report to Director of Department of Community Health; Service of Copies to Parties.
Section 722.717a Repealed. 2001, Act 109, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001.
Section 722.717b Provisions for Custody and Parenting Time; Temporary Order in Case of Dispute; Referral to Friend of the Court; Attorneys Not Required to Represent Parties in Dispute.
Section 722.718 Payments to Friend of Court, Clerk of Court, or State Disbursement Unit; Disbursement.
Section 722.719 Bond to Perform Court Order and Indemnify County; Filing; Dismissal of Complaint; Default; Issuance of Citation to Principal and Sureties; Service; Execution; Contempt of Court; Commitment; Decree or Judgment; Appointment of Receiver.
Section 722.720 Continuing Jurisdiction; Purposes.
Section 722.720a Repealed. 1982, Act 296, Eff. July 1, 1983.
Section 722.721 Mother's Support and Education of Child Born Out of Wedlock; Bond; Default; Liability of Father.
Section 722.722 False Complaint; Penalty.
Section 722.723 Repealed. 1982, Act 296, Eff. July 1, 1983.
Section 722.724 Appeal; Stay of Execution, Bond, Security for Costs.
Section 722.725 Reference to Mother as Parent of Child in Records, Certificates, or Other Papers.
Section 722.726 Application of Act.
Section 722.727 Fees; Assessment in Order of Filiation.
Section 722.728 Enforcement Remedies.
Section 722.729 Repealed. 2009, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2010
Section 722.729a Centralized Receipt and Disbursement of Support and Fees.
Section 722.730 Paternity Act; Short Title.

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