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• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1
  As used in this act: (a) "Minor" means a person under the age of 18 years. (b) "Parents" means natural parents, if married prior...
• Unemancipated Minors; Parental Rights - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.2
  Unless otherwise ordered by a court order, the parents of an unemancipated minor are equally entitled to the custody, control, services and earnings of...
• Obligation of Parents; Exceptions; Enforcement of Duty to Support; Child Support Formula as Guideline; Enforcement of Judgment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.3
  (1) The parents are jointly and severally obligated to support a minor as prescribed in section 5 of the support and parenting time enforcement...
• Repealed. 2001, Act 110, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001. - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Emancipation by Operation of Law or Pursuant to Petition Filed by Minor With Family Division of Circuit Court - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.4
  (1) Emancipation may occur by operation of law or pursuant to a petition filed by a minor with the family division of circuit court...
• Petition; Filing; Signature; Verification; Contents; Affidavit; Service on Parents or Guardian; Notice of Hearing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.4a
  (1) A minor seeking emancipation shall file a petition for emancipation in the family division of circuit court in the county where the minor...
• Powers of Court - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.4b
  After a petition is filed, the court may do 1 or more of the following: (a) Assign an employee of the court to investigate...
• Hearing; Issuance of Emancipation Order; Burden of Proof; Retaining Copy of Order; Emancipation Obtained by Fraud Voidable; Appeal - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.4c
  (1) The hearing shall be before a judge or referee sitting without a jury. If the minor requests that the hearing be before a...
• Petition for Rescission; Service of Copy and Summons; Determinations; Order; Effect of Rescission on Obligations, Rights, or Interests; Appeal - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.4d
  (1) A parent of a minor emancipated by court order or a minor emancipated by court order may petition the family division of circuit...
• Rights and Responsibilities of Emancipated Minor; Obligation and Liability of Parents - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.4e
  (1) A minor emancipated by operation of law or by court order shall be considered to have the rights and responsibilities of an adult,...
• Earnings of Unemancipated Minor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.5
  The earnings of an employed unemancipated minor may be paid directly to him unless his parents or his guardian give notice to the employer...
• Obligation to Support Not Affected - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.6
  This act does not affect obligations of support imposed under other laws of this state.
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.11
  As used in this act: (a) "McGruff house" or "Michigan community child watch house" means a house, designated by a sign bearing the standard...
• Duties of Department of State Police; Cooperation of Certain Associations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.12
  (1) The department of state police, in cooperation with the Michigan sheriffs' association, the Michigan association of chiefs of police, the crime prevention association...
• Sponsorship of Program; Conditions to Receiving Numbered Sign Bearing Symbol; Register; Background Check - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.13
  (1) A local law enforcement agency, or a school district, nonprofit organization, or business entity in cooperation with a local law enforcement agency, may...
• Mcgruff House/michigan Community Child Watch House Signs; Condition to Display; Sign as Property of Local Law Enforcement Agency; Return of Sign; Violation as Misdemeanor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.14
  (1) A person shall not display a sign bearing the standard McGruff house symbol or standard Michigan community child watch symbol so that the...
• Child Custody Act; Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.21
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "child custody act of 1970".
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.22
  As used in this act: (a) "Active military duty" means when a reserve unit member or national guard unit member is called into active...
• "best Interests of the Child" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.23
  As used in this act, "best interests of the child" means the sum total of the following factors to be considered, evaluated, and determined...
• Child Custody Disputes; Powers of Court; Appointment of Lawyer - Guardian Ad Litem - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.24
  (1) In all actions involving dispute of a minor child's custody, the court shall declare the child's inherent rights and establish the rights and...
• Repealed. 2001, Act 108, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001. - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Child Custody Disputes; Controlling Interests, Presumption; Award of Custody to Parent Convicted of Criminal Sexual Conduct - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.25
  (1) If a child custody dispute is between the parents, between agencies, or between third persons, the best interests of the child control. If...
• Liberal Construction and Application of Act; Purpose; Provisions Applicable to Child Custody Disputes and Actions; Precedence of Other Actions; Submission of Action; Habeas Corpus or Warrant - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.26
  (1) This act is equitable in nature and shall be liberally construed and applied to establish promptly the rights of the child and the...
• Joint Custody - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.26a
  (1) In custody disputes between parents, the parents shall be advised of joint custody. At the request of either parent, the court shall consider...
• Standing of Guardian or Limited Guardian of Child to Bring Action for Custody of Child; Filing of Action; Stay of Proceedings; Continuation of Order in Force; Copy of Judgment or Order of Disposition; Assignment of Judge - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.26b
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a guardian or limited guardian of a child has standing to bring an action for custody...
• Custody Action by Third Person; Conditions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.26c
  (1) A third person may bring an action for custody of a child if the court finds either of the following: (a) Both of...
• Custody Action by Third Person; Jurisdiction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.26d
  A third person filing an action under section 6c shall proceed as follows: (a) If the circuit court has continuing jurisdiction over the child,...
• Custody Action by Third Person; Notice; Powers of Court - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.26e
  (1) A third person filing an action under section 6c shall send notice of the action to each party who has legal custody of...
• Child Custody Disputes; Powers of Court; Support Order; Enforcement of Judgment or Order - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.27
  (1) If a child custody dispute has been submitted to the circuit court as an original action under this act or has arisen incidentally...
• Parenting Time - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.27a
  (1) Parenting time shall be granted in accordance with the best interests of the child. It is presumed to be in the best interests...
• Order for Grandparenting Time; Circumstances; Acknowledgment of Parentage; Commencement of Action; Procedures; Affidavit; Basis for Entry of Order; Best Interests of Child; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Frequency of Filing Complaint or Motion Seeking Order; Attorney Fees; Order Prohibiting Change of Domicile of Child; Effect of Entry of Order; Modifying or Terminating Order; Record; Termination of Grandparent's Right to Commence Action - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.27b
  (1) A child's grandparent may seek a grandparenting time order under 1 or more of the following circumstances: (a) An action for divorce, separate...
• Child Custody Disputes; Appeal, Grounds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.28
  To expedite the resolution of a child custody dispute by prompt and final adjudication, all orders and judgments of the circuit court shall be...
• Transition to Centralized Receipt and Disbursement of Support and Fees - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.29
  The department, the SDU, and each office of the friend of the court shall cooperate in the transition to the centralized receipt and disbursement...
• Access to Records or Information by Noncustodial Parent - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.30
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a parent shall not be denied access to records or information concerning his or her child because the...
• Legal Residence Change of Child Whose Parental Custody Governed by Court Order - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.31
  (1) A child whose parental custody is governed by court order has, for the purposes of this section, a legal residence with each parent....
• Repealed. 2010, Act 382, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 2010. - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.51
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Age of Majority Act of 1971".
• Adult of Legal Age; Support Payments for Person 18 Years of Age or Older - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.52
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in the state constitution of 1963 and subsection (2), notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a...
• Superseded Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.53
  This act supersedes all provisions of law prescribing duties, liabilities, responsibilities, rights and legal capacity of persons 18 years of age through 20 years...
• Saving Clause - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.54
  This act does not impair or affect any act done, offense committed or right accruing, accrued or acquired, or a liability, penalty, forfeiture or...
• Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.55
  This act shall take effect January 1, 1972.
• Repealed - Child Welfare Agencies (722.101 - 722.108) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Definitions; Exemption From Inspections and on - Site Visits - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.111
  (1) As used in this act: (a) "Child care organization" means a governmental or nongovernmental organization having as its principal function receiving minor children...
• Concurrent Licensing as Adult Foster Care Family Home; Additional Children; Combined Licensed Capacity; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.111a
  (1) A private residence licensed as a foster family home or foster family group home may be concurrently licensed as an adult foster care...
• Rules; Ad Hoc Committee; Review - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.112
  (1) The department of human services, referred to in this act as the "department", is responsible for the development of rules for the care...
• Child Caring Institution, Child Care Center, or Group Child Care Home; Person Certified in First Aid and Cpr; Applicability of Mcl 722.125 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.112a
  (1) A child caring institution, child care center, or group child care home shall have on duty at all times while the institution, center,...
• Definitions; Scope - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.112b
  (1) As used in this section and sections 2c, 2d, and 2e, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) "Adaptive device" means a mechanical device...
• Personal Restraint and Seclusion; Use in Child Caring Institution Contracting With Community Mental Health Services Program or Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan; Education, Training, and Knowledge - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.112c
  (1) If a child caring institution contracts with and receives payment from a community mental health services program or prepaid inpatient health plan for...
• Personal Restraint or Seclusion; Use; Limitations; Requirements - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.112d
  (1) Personal restraint or seclusion shall not be imposed as a means of coercion, discipline, convenience, or retaliation by a child caring institution's staff....
• Personal Restraint or Seclusion; Release; Documentation; Record; Notification; Debriefing; Report of Serious Occurrence; Annual Report - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.112e
  (1) A minor child shall be released from personal restraint or seclusion whenever the circumstance that justified the use of personal restraint or seclusion...
• Inspection of Child Care Organizations; Contract; Provisional License; Investigation and Certification of Foster Family Home or Group Home; Inspection Reports; Final Determination as to License; Report of Findings; License Limitations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.113
  (1) The rules promulgated by the department under this act shall be used by the department of community health, the bureau of fire services,...
• Visiting Child At Child Care Center or Day Care Center; Effect of Court Order - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.113a
  (1) A parent or legal guardian of a child at a child care center or day care center may visit the child at the...
• Smoking Prohibited; "Smoke" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.113b
  (1) An individual shall not smoke in a child caring institution or child care center or on real property that is under the control...
• Smoking on Premises of Family Child Care Home During Hours of Operation Prohibited; Notice to Parents of Smoking During Other Hours; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.113c
  (1) An individual shall not smoke on the premises of a family child care home during the hours of operation of the family child...
• Smoking on Premises of Group Child Care Home During Hours of Operation Prohibited; Posting Notice; Notice to Parents of Smoking During Other Hours - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.113d
  (1) An individual shall not smoke on the premises of a group child care home during the hours of operation of the group child...
• Criminal History Check Required; Posting Notice; Rules - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.113e
  The operator of a child care center or child caring institution shall conspicuously post on the premises a notice stating whether or not that...
• Child Care Organization Receiving Notice of Special Investigation Classified as High Risk; Notification to Parent or Legal Guardian; Requirements; Noncompliance; Determination of Substantial Rule Violations; Availability of Information to Public; Exceptions; "Special Investigation" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.113f
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (6), within 24 hours after a child care organization receives notice that a special investigation that the department...
• Licensing Notebook - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.113g
  (1) The operator of a child care center, group child care home, or family child care home shall maintain a licensing notebook on its...
• Consultation and Assistance to Organizations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.114
  The department shall provide consultation to organizations covered by this act to assist them in meeting the requirements of this act and the rules...
• License or Certificate of Registration Required; Application; Forms; Investigations; on - Site Visit; Issuance or Renewal of License; Issuance of Certificate of Registration; Certifying Compliance, Services, and Facilities; Conditions; Orientation Session; Limitations on Certificate; Investigation and Certification of Foster Family Home or Group Home; Placement of Children in Foster Family Home, Family Group Home, Unlicensed Residence, Adult Foster Care Family Home, or Adult Foster Care Small Group Home; Certification; Supervisory Responsibility; Records; Exceptions; Receipt of Completed Application; Issuance of License Within Certain Period of Time; Inspections; Report; Criminal History Check or Criminal Records Check; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.115
  (1) A person, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or nongovernmental organization shall not establish or maintain a child care organization unless licensed or registered by...
• Providing Records to Children's Ombudsman - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.115a
  A child placing agency shall provide the children's ombudsman created in section 3 of the children's ombudsman act with those records requested by the...
• Contract With License Applicant; Review of Application; Issuance or Denial of License; County Juvenile Agency as Party to Proceeding - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.115b
  (1) If a county juvenile agency as defined in section 2 of the county juvenile agency act certifies that it intends to contract with...
• Applicant for Child Care Organization License; Criminal History Check and Criminal Records Check; Requirements; Fee; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.115c
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (8), when a person or partnership, or licensee designee if the applicant is a limited liability corporation, firm,...
• Offer of Employment to Person At Child Care Organization; Criminal History Check; Current Employees; Cost - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.115d
  (1) Before a child care organization makes an offer of employment to a person or allows a person to regularly and continuously work under...
• Arraignment of Licensee or Employee; Report; Crimes; Licensee or Employee Not Convicted of Crime; Deletion of Information From Records; Notice Requirements - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.115e
  (1) A child care center or day care center licensee shall report to the department and an employee of a child care center or...
• Operation of Family or Group Child Care Home; Conduct of Criminal History Check and Criminal Records Check by Department of State Police; Fee; Arraignment of Registrant or Licensee for Certain Crimes; Report Required; Violation; Penalty; Deletion of Arraignment Information From Records; Notice; Criminal History Check and Criminal Records Check on Current Licensees and Registrants; Exception - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.115f
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (13), when a person applies for or to renew a certificate of registration to operate a family child...
• Performance of Criminal History Check - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.115g
  (1) When a person applies for a certificate of registration to operate a family child care home or a license to operate a group...
• Application for or to Renew License to Operate Foster Family Home or Foster Family Group Home; Criminal History Check Required; Procedures - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.115h
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (7), when a person applies for or to renew a license to operate a foster family home or...
• Licensee or Resident Arraigned for Certain Crimes; Report; Violation; Penalty; Person Not Convicted; Notice - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.115i
  (1) A person to whom a license to operate a foster family home or foster family group home has been issued under this act...
• Criminal History Check Performed by Department - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.115j
  (1) When a person applies for or to renew a license to operate a foster family home or foster family group home under this...
• Storage and Maintenance of Fingerprints; Automated Fingerprint Identification System Database - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.115k
  The department of state police shall store and maintain all fingerprints submitted under this act in an automated fingerprint identification system database that provides...
• Intentional False Report as Crime; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.115l
  A person who intentionally makes a false report to the department regarding a child care organization that causes the department to initiate a special...
• Evaluation of Local and State Government Child Care Organizations; Report; State Funds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.116
  Local and state government child care organizations similar to those nongovernmental organizations required to be licensed pursuant to this act shall be evaluated and...
• Provisional License - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.117
  A provisional license shall be issued to a new organization during the first 6 months of operation. At the end of the 6 months...
• Regular License; Duration; Reinstatement; Contents - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.118
  A regular license shall be effective for 2 years after the date of issuance unless revoked pursuant to section 11 or modified to a...
• Assessment of Foster Family Home or Group Home; Certification; on - Site Evaluation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.118a
  (1) The department shall periodically assess a child care organization's continued compliance with this act and the rules promulgated under this act. The department...
• Regulation of Foster Family Homes or Foster Family Group Homes; Variance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.118b
  (1) Upon the recommendation of a local foster care review board under section 7a of 1984 PA 422, MCL 722.137, or of a child...
• Child Care Organization; Presence of Certain Individuals Prohibited; Conditions; Contact by Certain Individuals Prohibited; Conditions; Documentation That Individual Not Named in Central Registry; Policy Regarding Supervision of Volunteers; Children's Camps or Campsites - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.119
  (1) A licensee or registrant, adult household member, licensee designee, chief administrator, or program director of a child care organization shall not be present...
• Certificate of Registration; Duration; Renewal; Contents; Assessing Compliance; on - Site Visits - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.119a
  (1) A certificate of registration shall be in force for 3 years unless revoked under section 11. Until September 30, 2007, a renewal certificate...
• Investigation and Examination of Conditions, Books, Records, and Reports; Visits Regarding Health or Fire Protection; Records; Report; Forms; Confidentiality; Disclosure of Information; Availability of Confidential Records - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.120
  (1) The department may investigate and examine conditions of a child care organization in which a licensee receives, maintains, or places out children, and...
• Contribution - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.120a
  (1) A child placing agency shall not solicit or accept a contribution from a prospective adoptive parent unless the contribution is equivalent in value...
• Denial, Revocation, or Refusal to Renew License or Certificate of Registration; Modifying Provisional Status of License; Grounds; Notice; Appeal; Hearing; Decision; Protest; Denial of License for Noncompliance; Complaint by Legislative Body of City, Village, or Township; Procedure; Previous Revocation of License or Certificate of Registration - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.121
  (1) An original license shall not be granted under this act if the issuance of the license would substantially contribute to an excessive concentration...
• Notice of Location of New and Existing Licensed Child Caring Institutions or Foster Family Group Homes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.121a
  The director of the department shall notify the clerk of the city, village, or township and the legislature of the location of new and...
• Database on Child Care Options - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.121b
  (1) The department shall establish and maintain a database of child care centers, family child care homes, and group child care homes as a...
• Appeal - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.122
  A person aggrieved by the decision of the director following a hearing under section 11 may, within 30 days after receipt of the decision,...
• Injunction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.123
  When there is a violation of this act or a rule promulgated thereunder, and the unlawful activity or condition of the child care organization...
• Persons Authorized to Place Child - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.124
  Only a parent, guardian of the person of a child, a person related to a child by blood, marriage, or adoption, a licensed child...
• Consent to Medical and Surgical Treatment of Minor Child; "Routine, Nonsurgical Medical Care" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.124a
  (1) A probate court, a child placing agency, or the department may consent to routine, nonsurgical medical care, or emergency medical and surgical treatment...
• Definitions Used in Mcl 722.124b, 722.124c, and 722.124d - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.124b
  As used in this section and sections 14c and 14d: (a) "Adoption attorney" means that term as defined in section 22 of the adoption...
• Filing of Public Information Form by Primary Adoption Facilitator; Contents; Authentication; Applicability of Section to Certain Adoptions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.124c
  (1) Not later than 10 days after the entry of an order of adoption pursuant to section 56 of the adoption code, being section...
• Public Information Form; Reporting Nonconfidential Information; Detachable Section; Distribution of Blank Forms; Acceptance and Maintenance of Completed Forms; Individual Requests for Information About Adoption Facilitators; Sending Nonconfidential Portion in Response to Individual's Request; Fee - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.124d
  (1) The department shall develop a public information form for the reporting of the following nonconfidential information: (a) The name and address of the...
• Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Conviction as Ground for Revocation of License or Certificate of Registration; Effect of Revocation, Denial, or Refusal to Renew - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.125
  (1) A person, child care organization, agency, or representative or officer of a firm, corporation, association, or organization who violates this act is guilty...
• Education of Public - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.126
  The department shall provide continuous education of the public in regard to the requirements of this act through the ongoing use of mass media...
• Objection on Religious Grounds to Medical Examination, Immunization, or Treatment of Child - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.127
  Nothing in the rules adopted pursuant to this act shall authorize or require medical examination, immunization, or treatment for any child whose parent objects...
• Use of Inhaler or Epinephrine Auto - Injector by Child At Children's Camp - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.127a
  (1) If the conditions prescribed in subsection (2) are met, notwithstanding any children's camp policy to the contrary, a minor child may possess and...
• Repeal - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.128
  Act No. 47 of the Public Acts of 1944, being sections 722.101 to 722.108 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed.
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.131
  As used in this act: (a) "Child care organization" means a child caring institution or a child placing agency as defined in section 1...
• State Foster Care Review Board Program; Creation; Administration; Access to and Liaison With Probate Court; Direct Supervision of Foster Care Services Not Authorized - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.132
  (1) The state foster care review board program is created within the state court administrative office, to consist of staff necessary to perform the...
• Duties of State Court Administrative Office - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.133
  The state court administrative office shall do all of the following: (a) Determine the number of children who are in foster care in this...
• Local Foster Care Review Board; Creation; Additional Boards - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.134
  (1) There is created a local foster care review board in each county or in multiple counties as provided in subsection (2). Subject to...
• Local Foster Care Review Board; Membership; Terms; Persons Ineligible for Appointment to Local Board; Election of Chairperson and Vice - Chairperson; Meetings; Training Sessions; Reimbursement of Expenses; Removal of Member - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.135
  (1) A local board shall be composed of 5 members who reside within the jurisdiction of the local board, and who represent to the...
• Duties of Child Care Organization, Department of Social Services, or Probate Court - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.136
  A child care organization, the department of social services, or the probate court responsible for supervising a child in foster care shall do all...
• Powers and Duties of Local Board - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.137
  (1) A local board shall do all of the following: (a) Review each initial placement plan submitted under section 6 for a child in...
• Placement of Siblings; Variance From Licensing Rules or Statutes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.137a
  If the case of a child who has at least 1 sibling is otherwise before a local board, the local board may evaluate the...
• Confidentiality - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.138
  (1) Records regarding specific children and their parents and relatives shall be confidential. Disclosure of this confidential information shall be properly safeguarded by the...
• Annual Report - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.139
  (1) The state court administrator shall publish an annual report of the state board program created by this act and shall make the annual...
• Reevaluation of State Board Program; Recommendations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.139a
  The state court administrator may reevaluate the state board program and make recommendations to the legislature that the state board program be terminated or...
• Repealed. 1989, Act 74, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1989. - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Aiding or Abetting Violations by Juveniles, or Harboring Runaways Prohibited - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.151
  No person shall knowingly and wilfully aid or abet a child under the age of 17 years to violate an order of a juvenile...
• Violation of Act; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.152
  Any person who violates the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned...
• Reimbursement of Certain Legal Costs of Foster Parents; Conditions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.161
  (1) The department of social services may reimburse a foster parent for the costs of legal counsel when an action is commenced against the...
• Defenses; Liability - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.162
  (1) This act shall not be construed to defeat, deny, or diminish a defense otherwise available to a foster parent or to a foster...
• Action Against Foster Parent or Legal Guardian for Injuries; "legal Guardian" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.163
  (1) A foster child may maintain an action against his or her foster parent who is licensed under Act No. 116 of the Public...
• Repealed - Crippled Children's Act (722.201 - 722.244) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Repealed - Afflicted Children's Act (722.301 - 722.325) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Repealed - Treatment of Dependent Children At University Hospital (722.401 - 722.406) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Child Guidance and Community Mental Health Clinic, Financing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.481
  The board of supervisors of any county or the governing body of any city, village, school district or township in this state may, except...
• Care of Children; Agreements by County Board of Commissioners; Maximum Expenditure; County Expense - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.501
  A county board of commissioners may enter into an agreement or agreements for a period not exceeding 1 year with any agency, institution, or...
• Approval of Contracts - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.502
  No contract or agreement entered into under the provisions of this act shall have any binding force until the same shall have been approved...
• Judge of Family Division of Circuit Court; Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.503
  If a county board of commissioners enters into any contract under section 1, a judge of the family division of circuit court for the...
• Forfeiture of License; Effect on Contracts - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.504
  Should the license of any such agency, institution or hospital with which such contract shall have been made be at any time forfeited for...
• Repealed. 1996, Act 411, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998. - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Children Incapable of Adoption; Commitment to State Institution; Expenses of Commitment; Maintenance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.531
  Whenever it appears to the court that a child placed with, committed to, or released to a person, society, organization, association, or corporation licensed...
• Protection of Children's Rights; Director of Social Welfare, Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.532
  Whenever, after a careful investigation and report, it shall appear to the director of the state department of social welfare that any child in...
• Protection of Children's Rights; Prosecuting Attorney - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.533
  It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney of the county, in some court of or for which the director, with the advice...
• Protection of Children's Rights; Question of Jurisdiction, Residence, Costs - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.534
  As it is the intent of the legislature that this duty shall be for the general purpose of clarifying the laws for the protection...
• Repealed - Care and Custody of Children on Separation of Father and Mother (722.541 - 722.541) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Repealed - Protection of Children (722.553 - 722.565) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Repealed - Reporting Physical Injuries to Children (722.571 - 722.575) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Repealed - Protection of Children From Immorality and Crime (722.581 - 722.583) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Repealed - Lead Poisoning in Minors (722.591 - 722.594) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.601
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "child abuse and neglect prevention act".
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.602
  (1) As used in this act: (a) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age. (b) "Child abuse" means harm or threatened harm...
• State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board; Creation; Exercise of Powers and Duties; Performance of Management Functions; Appointment and Qualifications of Executive Director; Staff - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.603
  (1) The state child abuse and neglect prevention board is created as an autonomous agency within the department of management and budget. The state...
• State Board; Composition; Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms of Public Members; Chairperson; Election of Officers and Committees; Compensation, Reimbursement, Salaries, and Operating Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.604
  (1) The state board shall be composed of the following members: (a) The director of human services, the director of community health, the superintendent...
• Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice; Availability of Writings to Public - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.605
  (1) The business which the state board performs shall be conducted at a public meeting of the state board held in compliance with the...
• Duties of State Board - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.606
  (1) The state board shall do all of the following: (a) Meet not less than twice annually at the call of the chairperson. (b)...
• Recommending Changes to Governor and Legislature - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.607
  The state board may recommend to the governor and the legislature changes in state programs, statutes, policies, budgets, and standards which will reduce the...
• Federal Funds, Gifts, Grants, Bequests, and Donations; Disposition - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.608
  (1) The state board may do any of the following: (a) Accept federal money granted by congress or executive order for the purposes of...
• Authorization for Disbursement of Trust Fund Money; Purposes; Order of Preference; Limitation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.609
  (1) The state board may authorize the disbursement of available money from the trust fund, upon legislative appropriations, for exclusively the following purposes, which...
• Grants to Local Council; Criteria - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.610
  In making grants to a local council, the state board shall consider the degree to which the local council meets the following criteria: (a)...
• Rules - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.611
  Not later than 2 years after the effective date of this act, the state board shall promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act...
• Review of Functions, Responsibilities, and Performance of State Board; Transmittal; Notice - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.612
  A thorough, written review of the functions, responsibilities, and performance of the state board shall be completed by the auditor general each 3 years...
• Conditional Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.613
  This act shall not take effect unless the following bills of the 81st Legislature are enacted into law: (a) House Bill No. 5610. (b)...
• Transfer of State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board From Department of Management and Budget to the Department of Social Services by Type I Transfer - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.620
  722.620 Transfer of state child abuse and neglect prevention board from department of management and budget to the department of social services by type...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.621
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "child protection law".
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.622
  As used in this act: (a) "Adult foster care location authorized to care for a child" means an adult foster care family home or...
• Individual Required to Report Child Abuse or Neglect; Written Report; Transmitting Report to County Department; Copies to Prosecuting Attorney and Probate Court; Conditions Requiring Transmission of Report to Law Enforcement Agency; Pregnancy of or Venereal Disease in Child Less Than 12 Years of Age; Exposure to or Contact With Methamphetamine Production - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.623
  (1) An individual is required to report under this act as follows: (a) A physician, dentist, physician's assistant, registered dental hygienist, medical examiner, nurse,...
• Knowledge or Suspicion of Alcohol, Controlled Substance, or Metabolite of Controlled Substance in Body of Newborn Infant; Report Required; Exception - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.623a
  In addition to the reporting requirement in section 3, a person who is required to report suspected child abuse or neglect under section 3(1)...
• Persons Permitted to Report Child Abuse or Neglect - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.624
  In addition to those persons required to report child abuse or neglect under section 3, any person, including a child, who has reasonable cause...
• Identity of Reporting Person; Confidentiality; Disclosure; Immunity; Good Faith Presumed - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.625
  Except for records available under section 7(2)(a), (b), and (n), the identity of a reporting person is confidential subject to disclosure only with the...
• Detention of Child in Temporary Protective Custody; Preliminary Hearing; Examinations; Report; Medical Evaluation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.626
  (1) If a child suspected of being abused or neglected is admitted to a hospital or brought to a hospital for outpatient services and...
• Central Registry; Availability of Confidential Records; Closed Court Proceeding Not Required; Notice to Individuals; Amending or Expunging Certain Reports and Records; Hearing; Evidence; Release of Reports Compiled by Law Enforcement Agency; Information Obtained by Citizen Review Panel; Dissemination of Information to Pursue Sanctions for Dereliction of Duty by Agency Employee - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.627
  (1) The department shall maintain a statewide, electronic central registry to carry out the intent of this act. (2) Unless made public as specified...
• Availability of Information, Reports, and Records to Legislature; Disclosure of or Keeping Confidential Information as Misdemeanor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.627a
  (1) The department shall make information contained in the central registry and reports and records made pursuant to this act available to a standing...
• Child Fatality Review Team; Membership; Review of Child Fatality; Training and Orientation; Creation of Advisory Committee; Review by Citizen Review Panel; Annual Report; Transmission of Report to Governor and Legislature; Disclosure of Information; Member of Review Team as Member for Purposes of Mcl 691.1407; Registry of Statistical Information Regarding Children's Deaths - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.627b
  (1) Each county may have in place a standing child fatality review team. Two or more counties may appoint a single child fatality review...
• Release of Information From Child Protective Services Records or Case in Which Child Has Died; Decision by Director; Determination - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.627c
  (1) Sections 7d to 7i govern the director's decisions to release specified information from child protective services records. (2) The director shall release specified...
• Release of Information by Director; Preliminary Decision to Release or Deny Information; Extension of Time Period; Evidence - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.627d
  (1) Subject to sections 7c to 7i, at the director's initiative or upon written request, the director may release specified information. If a written...
• Release of Information by Director; Prohibitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.627e
  (1) The director shall not deny a request for specified information under section 7d based upon a desire to shield a lack of or...
• Release of Information by Director; Preliminary Decision to Release or Deny Request; Notice; Final Decision; Writing; Right to Appeal - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.627f
  (1) Not less than 14 days before specified information is released or within 14 days after making a decision to deny a request for...
• Release of Information by Director; Individuals to Be Notified - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.627g
  (1) If the director decides to release specified information under section 7d, the department shall give each notice required under section 7f to each...
• Appeal of Director's Decision - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.627h
  (1) Before the release of specified information under section 7d and except as provided in section 7g, an individual required to be notified under...
• Fee; Federal Assurances and Waivers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.627i
  (1) The department may charge a fee for a copy of specified information released under section 7d in the same manner that a public...
• Individual Not Named in Central Registry Case as Perpetrator of Child Abuse or Neglect; Documentation; Receipt of Central Registry Clearance Information; Request; Automated Systems - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.627j
  (1) Upon written request, the department may provide to an individual, or whoever is appropriate, documentation stating that the individual is not named in...
• Death of Child Under Court Jurisdiction; Notification to Legislator and Children's Ombudsman - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.627k
  (1) If a child dies who is under the court's jurisdiction under section 2(b) of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939...
• Referring Report or Commencing Investigation; Informing Parent or Legal Guardian of Investigation; Duties of Department; Assistance of and Cooperation With Law Enforcement Officials; Procedures; Procedures by Prosecuting Attorney; Cooperation of School or Other Institution; Information as to Disposition of Report; Exception to Reporting Requirement; Surrender of Newborn; Training of Employees in Rights of Children and Families; Determination of Open Friend of the Court Case - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.628
  (1) Within 24 hours after receiving a report made under this act, the department shall refer the report to the prosecuting attorney and the...
• Execution of Notices by Prosecuting Attorney of Individuals Bound Over to Circuit Court for Certain Crimes; Notification Upon Final Disposition; Confidentiality - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.628a
  (1) If an individual is bound over to circuit court for any of the following crimes, the prosecuting attorney shall execute the notices as...
• Referral of Case to Prosecuting Attorney; Review - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.628b
  (1) If a central registry case involves a child's death, serious physical injury of a child, or sexual abuse or exploitation of a child,...
• Interview With Child - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.628c
  During an investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect, the child reported to have been abused or neglected shall not be interviewed in the...
• Categories and Departmental Response; Listing in Child Abuse or Neglect Registry; Report to Legislature - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.628d
  (1) For the department's determination required by section 8, the categories, and the departmental response required for each category, are the following: (a) Category...
• Investigation Checklist - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.628e
  (1) The department shall implement an investigation checklist to be used in each investigation of suspected abuse and neglect handled by the department. (2)...
• Multidisciplinary Services; Biennial Report; Continuing Education Programs; Dissemination of Information - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.629
  (1) The department, in discharging its responsibilities under this act, shall provide, directly or through the purchase of services from other agencies and professions,...
• Annual Report - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.629a
  The agency within the department that is responsible for administering and providing services under this act shall make an annual comprehensive report to the...
• Lawyer - Guardian Ad Litem - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.630
  In each case filed under this act in which judicial proceedings are necessary, the court shall appoint a lawyer-guardian ad litem to represent the...
• Privileged Communications - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.631
  Any legally recognized privileged communication except that between attorney and client or that made to a member of the clergy in his or her...
• Report to Law Enforcement Officials or Probate Court - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.632
  This act shall not prohibit a person who has reasonable cause to suspect child abuse or neglect from making a report to the appropriate...
• Investigations by Hospital, School, or Other Agency - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.632a
  This act does not preclude or hinder a hospital, school, or other agency from investigating reported claims of child abuse or neglect by its...
• Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children; Creation; Appointment; Qualifications; Officer; Meetings; Recommendations; Consultation; Compensation; Abolishment; Child Excused From Participating in Information - Gathering Efforts - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.632b
  (1) The task force on the prevention of sexual abuse of children is created within the department. (2) The governor shall appoint members to...
• Failure to Report Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect; Damages; Violation as Misdemeanor; Unauthorized Dissemination of Information as Misdemeanor; Civil Liability; Maintaining Report or Record Required to Be Expunged as Misdemeanor; False Report of Child Abuse or Neglect - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.633
  (1) A person who is required by this act to report an instance of suspected child abuse or neglect and who fails to do...
• Religious Beliefs - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.634
  A parent or guardian legitimately practicing his religious beliefs who thereby does not provide specified medical treatment for a child, for that reason alone...
• Repeal of Mcl 722.571 to 722.575 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.635
  Act No. 98 of the Public Acts of 1964, being sections 722.571 to 722.575 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed.
• Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.636
  This act shall take effect October 1, 1975.
• Submission of Petition for Authorization Under Mcl 712a.2; Exception - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.637
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), within 24 hours after the department determines that a child was severely physically injured as defined in...
• Submission of Petition for Authorization Under Mcl 712a.2; Conditions; Request for Termination of Parental Rights; Conference - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.638
  (1) The department shall submit a petition for authorization by the court under section 2(b) of chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.2,...
• Selling, Giving, or Furnishing Tobacco Products to Minor Prohibited; Misdemeanor; Penalty; Sign Required; Copies of Sign; Affirmative Defense; Notice; Rebuttal Testimony; Notice of Rebuttal; Exception - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.641
  (1) A person shall not sell, give, or furnish a tobacco product to a minor. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of...
• Prohibited Conduct by Minor; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Participation in Health Promotion and Risk Reduction Assessment Program; Costs; Community Service; Exceptions; Other Violations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.642
  (1) Subject to subsection (3), a minor shall not do any of the following: (a) Purchase or attempt to purchase a tobacco product. (b)...
• Selling Cigarette Separately Prohibited; Exception; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.642a
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a person who sells tobacco products at retail shall not sell a cigarette separately from its...
• Noninterference With Right of Parent or Guardian - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.643
  This act does not interfere with the right of a parent or legal guardian in the rearing and management of his or her minor...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.644
  As used in this act: (a) "Minor" means an individual under 18 years of age. (b) "Person who sells tobacco products at retail" means...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.645
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "youth tobacco act".
• Repealed - Selling or Furnishing Tobacco to Minors (722.651 - 722.652) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Definitions Generally - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.671
  As used in this part: (a) "Display" means to put or set out to view or to make visible. (b) "Disseminate" means to sell,...
• Repealed. 2003, Act 192, Eff. Jan. 1, 2004. - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Additional Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.672
  As used in this part: (a) "Nudity" means the lewd display of the human male or female genitals or pubic area. (b) "Sexual excitement"...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.673
  As used in this part: (a) "Computer" means any connected, directly interoperable or interactive device, equipment, or facility that uses a computer program or...
• Additional Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.674
  As used in this part: (a) "Harmful to minors" means sexually explicit matter that meets all of the following criteria: (i) Considered as a...
• Disseminating Sexually Explicit Matter to Minor; Felony; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.675
  (1) A person is guilty of disseminating sexually explicit matter to a minor if that person does either of the following: (a) Knowingly disseminates...
• Persons Excepted From Mcl 722.675 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.676
  Section 5 does not apply to the dissemination of sexually explicit matter to a minor by any of the following: (a) A parent or...
• Displaying Sexually Explicit Matter to Minor; Misdemeanor; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.677
  (1) A person is guilty of displaying sexually explicit matter to a minor if that person possesses managerial responsibility for a business enterprise selling...
• Facilitative Misrepresentation; Misdemeanor; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.678
  (1) A person is guilty of facilitative misrepresentation when that person knowingly makes a false representation that he or she is the parent or...
• Injunction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.679
  A prosecuting attorney may commence an action in the circuit court against a person, other than a person described in section 6, to enjoin...
• Advisory Opinion as to Legality of Disseminating Sexually Explicit Matter to Minor; Action for Declaratory Judgment; Prosecuting Attorney as Defendant; Counterclaim for Injunctive Relief; Dismissal of Action - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.680
  (1) A person intending to disseminate to a minor matter that may be considered sexually explicit may request, from the prosecuting attorney of the...
• Provisions Applicable to Actions Commenced Pursuant to Mcl 722.679 or Mcl 722.680 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.681
  The following provisions apply in an action commenced pursuant to section 9 or 10: (a) The prosecuting attorney shall bear the burden of proving,...
• Effect of Mcl 722.679 to 722.681 on Prosecutions Under Other Laws; Declaratory Judgment or Denial of Injunction as Defense; Withdrawing Opinion and Obtaining Injunction as Conditions for Prosecution Under Mcl 722.675; Applicability of Declaratory Judgment or Injunction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.682
  (1) Except as provided in this section, sections 9 to 11 shall not preclude or impair prosecution for violation of any law of this...
• Exceptions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.682a
  This part does not apply to any of the following: (a) A medium of communication to the extent regulated by the federal communications commission....
• Repeal of Mcl 750.343e - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.683
  Section 343e of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being section 750.343e of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed.
• Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.684
  This act shall not take effect until June 1, 1978.
• Legislative Findings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.685
  In light of section 51 of article IV of the state constitution of 1963, which directs that "The public health and general welfare of...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.686
  As used in this part: (a) "Computer" means any connected, directly interoperable or interactive device, equipment, or facility that uses a computer program or...
• Dissemination of Ultra - Violent Explicit Video Game to Minor; Prohibition; Violation; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.687
  (1) A person shall not knowingly disseminate to a minor an ultra-violent explicit video game that is harmful to minors. Except as provided in...
• Exceptions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.688
  Section 17 does not apply to the dissemination of an ultra-violent explicit video game to a minor by any of the following: (a) A...
• False Representation as to Age or Status as Parent or Guardian; Violation; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.689
  (1) A person shall not knowingly make a false representation that he or she is the parent or guardian of a minor, or that...
• Manager of Business Enterprise Renting or Selling Ultra - Violent Explicit Video Games; Permitting Minor to Play or View Prohibited; Violation; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.690
  A person who possesses managerial responsibility for a business enterprise renting or selling ultra-violent explicit video games that are harmful to minors shall not...
• Knowingly Disseminating Ultra - Violent Explicit Video Game - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.691
  (1) A person knowingly disseminates an ultra-violent explicit video game to a minor if the person knows both the nature of the video game...
• Violation Arising From Same Transaction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.692
  A conviction, sentence, or determination of responsibility for a violation of this part does not preclude a conviction, sentence, or determination of responsibility for...
• Good Faith as Defense - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.693
  (1) It is an affirmative defense to an alleged violation under this part that the person acted in good faith. Except as provided in...
• Repealed - Child Welfare Commission (722.701 - 722.703) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.711
  As used in this act: (a) "Child born out of wedlock" means a child begotten and born to a woman who was not married...
• Child Born Out of Wedlock; Liability of Parents; Duties of Court; Medical Expenses; Death of Father of Child Born Out of Wedlock; "Medicaid" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.712
  (1) The parents of a child born out of wedlock are liable for all of the following: (a) The medical expenses connected to the...
• Repealed. 1996, Act 308, Eff. June 1, 1997. - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Paternity Proceeding; Parties; Venue; Action Not Required; Commencement of Action; Statute of Limitations; Initiating and Conducting Proceedings; Utilization of Child Support Formula; Verification of Complaint; Charge; Summons; Default Judgment; Genetic Paternity Testing; Next Friend or Guardian Ad Litem; Rights of Indigent Defendant; Order of Filiation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.714
  (1) An action under this act shall be brought in the circuit court by the mother, the father, a child who became 18 years...
• Summons or Notice; Notification of Obligation and Rights; Court Order for Genetic Paternity Testing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.714a
  (1) The summons or other initial notice to a party in an action under this act shall contain notification that the party's obligation to...
• Effect of Paternity in Another State - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.714b
  The establishment of paternity under the law of another state has the same effect and may be used for the same purposes as an...
• Mother and Alleged Father Competent to Testify; Cross - Examination; Exclusion of Public; Continuance Until Birth of Child - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.715
  (1) Both the mother and the alleged father of the child shall be competent to testify, and if either gives evidence he or she...
• 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; Presumption; Burden of Proof; Summary Disposition - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.716
  (1) In a proceeding under this act before trial, the court, upon application made by or on behalf of either party, or on its...
• Information Obtained From Genetic Paternity Testing; Disclosure Prohibited; Retention and Destruction of Material; Confidentiality; Sale, Transfer, or Offer; Audit; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.716a
  (1) Except as authorized under this act, a person shall not disclose information obtained from genetic paternity testing that is authorized under this act....
• 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 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.717
  (1) In an action under this act, the court shall enter an order of filiation declaring paternity and providing for the support of the...
• Repealed. 2001, Act 109, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001. - Mich. Comp. Laws
• 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 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.717b
  If the court makes a determination of paternity and there is no dispute regarding custody, the court shall include in the order of filiation...
• Payments to Friend of Court, Clerk of Court, or State Disbursement Unit; Disbursement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.718
  The court shall require the payment of money to be made to the friend of the court, clerk of the court, or state disbursement...
• 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 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.719
  (1) The person so adjudged to be the father of the child may be required to give bond with 1 or more sufficient sureties...
• Continuing Jurisdiction; Purposes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.720
  The court has continuing jurisdiction over proceedings brought under this act to do any of the following: (a) Increase or decrease the amount fixed...
• Repealed. 1982, Act 296, Eff. July 1, 1983. - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Mother's Support and Education of Child Born Out of Wedlock; Bond; Default; Liability of Father - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.721
  (1) If a mother of a child born out of wedlock possesses property and fails to support and educate her child, the court having...
• False Complaint; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.722
  Any person making a false complaint under this act as to identity of the father, or the aiding or abetting therein, shall be guilty...
• Repealed. 1982, Act 296, Eff. July 1, 1983. - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Appeal; Stay of Execution, Bond, Security for Costs - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.724
  An appeal in all cases may be taken by either the complainant or the defendant, a guardian ad litem appointed by the court for...
• Reference to Mother as Parent of Child in Records, Certificates, or Other Papers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.725
  In a record, certificate, or other paper made or executed requiring a declaration by or notice to the mother of a child born out...
• Application of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.726
  This act applies to all cases arising out of birth out of wedlock commenced after this act takes effect, and such cases shall not...
• Fees; Assessment in Order of Filiation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.727
  No fees for commencement of suit, filing fee, decree or judgment fee, or stenographer fee shall be required in proceedings under this act, but...
• Enforcement Remedies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.728
  In addition to the methods provided under this act for the enforcement of any court order or judgment, whether interlocutory or final, any such...
• Repealed. 2009, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2010 - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Centralized Receipt and Disbursement of Support and Fees - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.729a
  The SDU is responsible for the centralized receipt and disbursement of support. An office of the friend of the court may continue to receive...
• Paternity Act; Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.730
  This act shall be known and may be cited as "The paternity act".
• Curfew for Children Under 12 Years Old - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.751
  No minor under the age of 12 years shall loiter, idle or congregate in or on any public street, highway, alley or park between...
• Curfew for Minors Under Age 16 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.752
  A minor under the age of 16 years shall not loiter, idle or congregate in or on any public street, highway, alley or park...
• Aiding Underage Children to Violate Law; Misdemeanor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.753
  Any person of the age of 16 years or over assisting, aiding, abetting, allowing, permitting or encouraging any minor under the age of 16...
• Local Regulation as to Curfew - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.754
  Nothing in this act shall be deemed to limit any powers now or hereafter possessed by law by any township, charter township, city or...
• County Rehabilitation Work Camps; Operation by Board of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.761
  The board of supervisors of any county may construct, maintain, equip, furnish, appoint the necessary personnel and supervise the operation of county rehabilitation work...
• Agreements With County Maintaining Work Camps - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.762
  The board of supervisors of any county not having a county rehabilitation work camp or the legislative body of any municipality either within or...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.771
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "child identification and protection act".
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.772
  As used in this act: (a) "Child" means any person under 17 years of age. (b) "Governmental unit" means the state or any political...
• Fingerprinting Child; Prohibition; Exception - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.773
  Except as provided in section 4, a governmental unit shall not fingerprint a child.
• Fingerprinting Child; Conditions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.774
  A governmental unit may fingerprint a child if 1 or more of the following apply: (a) A parent or guardian has given written authorization...
• Conditional Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.775
  This act shall not take effect unless House Bill No. 4228 of the 83rd Legislature is enacted into law.
• Repealed - Juvenile Justice Services Act (722.801 - 722.819) - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.821
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "juvenile diversion act".
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.822
  As used in this act: (a) "Assaultive crime" means an offense that, if committed by an adult, would constitute an offense against a person...
• Powers of Law Enforcement Official or Court Intake Worker Where Petition Not Filed or Authorized; Diversion of Minor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.823
  (1) If in the course of investigating an alleged offense by a minor a petition has not been filed with the court, or if...
• Decision to Divert Minor; Factors to Be Examined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.824
  Before a decision is made to divert a minor, all of the following factors shall be examined: (a) The nature of the alleged offense....
• Conference; Notice; Time; Prohibitions; Diversion Agreement; Filing Petition; Noncompliance With Terms of Agreement or Plan - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.825
  (1) If a decision is made to divert a minor with a referral under section 3(1)(b), a conference with the minor and the minor's...
• Decision to Divert Minor; Information to Be Filed; Revocation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.826
  (1) When a decision is made to divert a minor, the law enforcement official or court intake worker shall file with the court in...
• Separate Diversion Record - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.827
  The court in the county in which a diverted minor resides or is found shall keep a separate diversion record for that minor.
• Opening Record; Destruction of Record - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.828
  (1) Except as otherwise required in subsection (2), a record required to be kept under this act shall be open only by order of...
• Use of Record; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.829
  (1) A record kept under this act shall not be used by any person, including a court official or law enforcement official, for any...
• Conditional Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.830
  This act shall not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 602 of the 84th Legislature is enacted into law.
• Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.831
  This act shall take effect April 1, 1988.
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.851
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "surrogate parenting act".
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.853
  As used in this act: (a) "Compensation" means a payment of money, objects, services, or anything else having monetary value except payment of expenses...
• Surrogate Parentage Contract as Void and Unenforceable - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.855
  A surrogate parentage contract is void and unenforceable as contrary to public policy.
• Surrogate Parentage Contract Prohibited; Surrogate Parentage Contract as Felony; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.857
  (1) A person shall not enter into, induce, arrange, procure, or otherwise assist in the formation of a surrogate parentage contract under which an...
• Surrogate Parentage Contract for Compensation Prohibited; Surrogate Parentage Contract for Compensation as Misdemeanor or Felony; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.859
  (1) A person shall not enter into, induce, arrange, procure, or otherwise assist in the formation of a surrogate parentage contract for compensation. (2)...
• Custody of Child - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.861
  If a child is born to a surrogate mother or surrogate carrier pursuant to a surrogate parentage contract, and there is a dispute between...
• Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.863
  This act shall take effect September 1, 1988.
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.871
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "guardianship assistance act". History: 2008, Act 260, Imd. Eff. Aug. 4, 2008 ;--...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.872
  As used in this act: (a) "Child" means a person less than 18 years of age. (b) "Department" means the department of human services....
• Guardianship Assistance; Eligibility - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.873
  A child is eligible to receive guardianship assistance if the department determines that all of the following apply: (a) The child has been removed...
• Guardianship Assistance; Payment to Eligible Guardian; Criteria; Eligibility for Federal Funding Under Title IV - E; Sibling Ineligible for Federal Funding - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.874
  (1) Subject to subsection (2), a guardian who meets all of the following criteria may receive guardianship assistance on behalf of an eligible child:...
• Guardianship Assistance; Negotiating and Entering Guardianship Assistance Agreement; Specifications; Duration; Limitation on Payment; Review by Department; Eligibility Determination - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.875
  (1) Subject to the provisions of this act, the department may pay guardianship assistance to an eligible guardian on behalf of an eligible child....
• Permanency Plan Including Placement With Guardian and Receipt of Guardianship Assistance Payments; Information to Be Included in Case Service Plan - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.875a
  For a child whose permanency plan includes placement with a guardian and will include the receipt of guardianship assistance payments, the department shall include...
• Legal Guardianship as Judicially Created Relationship; Transfer of Parental Rights to Guardian - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.875b
  The legal guardianship shall be a judicially created relationship as provided for under sections 19a and 19c of chapter XIIA of the probate code...
• Guardianship Assistance; Prohibition; Conditions; Notice of Termination - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.876
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the department shall not provide guardianship assistance after 1 of the following occurs: (a) The child reaches...
• Public or Private Medical Insurance or Assistance; Application and Maintenance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.877
  The guardian shall apply for and maintain on behalf of the child any public or private medical insurance or assistance for which the child...
• Collecting, Assembling, and Reporting Data and Information - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.878
  (1) The department is responsible for collecting, assembling, and reporting all data and information required for reporting purposes. (2) The guardian shall cooperate with...
• Appeal of Decision - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.879
  An applicant for guardianship assistance under this act or a guardian or child who has received guardianship assistance under a guardianship assistance agreement may...
• Repealed. 2009, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 2009. - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Postpermanency Services; Eligibility - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.881
  Families are eligible for postpermanency services in the same manner as adoptive families.
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.901
  722.901 Short title. Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "the parental rights restoration act".
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.902
  722.902 Definitions. Section 2. As used in this act: (a) "Abortion" means the intentional use of an instrument, drug, or other substance or device...
• Consent to Abortion on Minor; Petition for Waiver of Parental Consent - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.903
  722.903 Consent to abortion on minor; petition for waiver of parental consent. Section 3. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person...
• Jurisdiction of Probate Court; Confidential and Expeditious Proceedings; Granting Waiver of Parental Consent; Reporting Suspected Child Abuse; Duties of Probate Court on Disclosure of Sexual Abuse; "child Abuse" and "sexual Abuse" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.904
  722.904 Jurisdiction of probate court; confidential and expeditious proceedings; granting waiver of parental consent; reporting suspected child abuse; duties of probate court on disclosure...
• Medical Emergency Abortion - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.905
  722.905 Medical emergency abortion. Section 5. The requirements of Section 3 do not apply to an abortion performed pursuant to a medical emergency. History:...
• Residency of Minor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.906
  722.906 Residency of minor. Section 6. The requirements of this act apply regardless of whether the minor is a resident of this state.
• Violation as Misdemeanor; Failure to Obtain Parental Consent or Copy of Waiver as Evidence in Civil Action; Exemplary Damages - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.907
  722.907 Violation as misdemeanor; failure to obtain parental consent or copy of waiver as evidence in civil action; exemplary damages. Section 7. (1) A...
• Right to Abortion Not Created; Prohibited Conduct - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.908
  722.908 Right to abortion not created; prohibited conduct. Section 8. (1) This act does not create a right to an abortion. (2) Notwithstanding any...
• Repealed. 1991, Act 80, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1991. - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.921
  This act shall be known and may be cited as "the children's ombudsman act".
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.922
  As used in this act: (a) "Administrative act" includes an action, omission, decision, recommendation, practice, or other procedure of the department, an adoption attorney,...
• Children's Ombudsman; Establishment; Appointment; Removal - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.923
  (1) As a means of effecting changes in policy, procedure, and legislation, educating the public, investigating and reviewing actions of the department, child placing...
• Procedures - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.924
  (1) The ombudsman shall establish procedures for the office for budgeting, expending money, and employing personnel according to the management and budget act, 1984...
• Individuals Making Complaint to Children's Ombudsman - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.925
  All of the following individuals may make a complaint to the ombudsman with respect to a particular child, alleging that an administrative act is...
• Children's Ombudsman; Powers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.925a
  The children's ombudsman has the authority to do all of the following: (a) Pursue all necessary action, including, but not limited to, legal action,...
• Children's Ombudsman; Authority - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.926
  The ombudsman may do all of the following in relation to a child who may be a victim of child abuse or child neglect:...
• Decision to Investigate; Notice; Misconduct by Adoption Attorney; Pursuing Administrative Remedies or Channels of Complaint; Further Investigation; Violation of State or Federal Criminal Law; Complaint Against Child Placing Agency; Petition Requesting Court Jurisdiction or Termination of Parental Rights - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.927
  (1) Upon deciding to investigate a complaint, from a complainant and an individual not meeting the definition of complainant, the ombudsman shall notify the...
• Family Independence Agency and Child Placing Agency; Duties; Information to Be Provided to Biological Parent, Adoptive Parent, or Foster Parent; Access to Departmental Computer Networks - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.928
  (1) The department and a child placing agency shall do all of the following: (a) Upon the ombudsman's request, grant the ombudsman or his...
• Confidentiality of Record of Ombudsman; Disclosure; Limitations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.929
  (1) Subject to subsections (2) through (7), a record of the children's ombudsman's office is confidential, shall only be used for purposes set forth...
• Report of Findings; Recommendations; Consultation With Individual, Department, or Child Placing Agency; Publication of Adverse Opinion; Notice of Actions; Information Provided to Complainant; Report - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.930
  (1) The ombudsman shall prepare a report of the factual findings of an investigation and make recommendations to the department or child placing agency...
• Penalty for Filing Complaint or Cooperating in Investigation Prohibited; Intentional False Complaint - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.931
  (1) Subject to subsection (4), an official, the department, or a child placing agency shall not penalize any person for filing a complaint or...
• Authority Granted Under Other Acts or Rules - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.932
  The authority granted the ombudsman under this act is in addition to the authority granted under the provisions of any other act or rule...
• Repealed. 2004, Act 560, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 2005. - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.951
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "foster care and adoption services act".
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.952
  As used in this act: (a) "Adoptee" means a child who is to be adopted or who is adopted. (b) "Adoption attorney" means that...
• Purpose of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.953
  The purposes of this act are all of the following: (a) To assist foster parents to provide a stable, loving family environment for children...
• Licensure as Foster Parent; Orientation as Condition to Certification; Written Information to Be Provided Foster Parents Before Placement; Confidentiality - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.954
  (1) Before certifying an individual for licensure as a foster parent, a child placing agency shall conduct an orientation designed to ensure the individual's...
• Placement of Child in Supervising Agency's Care; Determination of Placement With Relative; Notification; Special Consideration and Preference to Child's Relative; Documentation of Decision; Review Hearing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.954a
  (1) If a child has been placed in a supervising agency's care under chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288,...
• Permanent Placement; 12 - Month Goal; Inclusion in Directory of Children; in - Home Visits - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.954b
  (1) A supervising agency shall strive to achieve a permanent placement for each child in its care, including either a safe return to the...
• Release of Child's Medical Records; Medical Passport; Contents; Transfer; Performance of Assessment or Psychological Evaluation; Medical Examination - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.954c
  (1) The supervising agency shall obtain from the parent, guardian, or custodian of each child who is placed in its care the name and...
• Annual Report Card - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.954d
  The department shall publish an annual report card for each supervising agency that evaluates the achievements of that agency in obtaining permanency for children...
• Registration of Attorney With Children's Ombudsman; Filing of Compliance; Reregistration; Request for Removal - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.955
  Before providing services in a direct placement adoption as provided under the adoption code, an attorney shall register with the children's ombudsman by filing...
• Adoption Facilitator; Duties; Cost - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.956
  (1) An adoption facilitator shall do all of the following: (a) Provide a client with needed services related to adoption, including postadoption services, or...
• Adoption Facilitator; Placement Based on Age, Race, Religious Affiliation, Disability, or Income Level; Participation of Parent or Guardian in Selection of Adoptive Parent - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.957
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an adoption facilitator shall not refuse to provide services to a potential adoptive parent based solely on...
• Rules; Training; Directory of Children Available for Adoption; Registry of Adoptive Homes; Fee for Maintaining Directory Information; Foster Parent Resource Centers; Pilot Project; Report - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.958
  (1) The department shall promulgate rules under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to ensure the comprehensive,...
• Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.959
  This act shall take effect January 1, 1995.
• Conditional Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.960
  This act shall not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 87th Legislature are enacted into law: (a) Senate Bill No....
• Short Title; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.981
  (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "foster care independence act". (2) As used in this act: (a) "Adjudicated...
• Foster Care Independence Program; Establishment; Conditions; Services - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.982
  (1) If this state receives federal money for the purposes described in this act and the federal money is not reduced below the level...
• Services; Eligibility; Exceptions; Services Provided to Young Adults 14 Years of Age and Older; Availability of Services Through 20 Years of Age; Services Provided on as - Needed Basis - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.983
  (1) A young adult is eligible for services under this act if he or she is or has been in a foster care placement...
• Goods and Services - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.984
  (1) The department may provide at least all of the following goods and services to eligible young adults in the foster care independence program:...
• Other Goods and Services - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.985
  The department may provide goods and services allowed under federal law and any other goods and services the department considers appropriate.
• Transfer of Powers and Duties of Foster Care Trust Fund Board to State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board; Abolishment of Foster Care Trust Fund Board - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.991
  722.991 Transfer of powers and duties of foster care trust fund board to state child abuse and neglect prevention board; abolishment of foster care...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1001
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "acknowledgment of parentage act".
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1002
  As used in this act: (a) "Acknowledgment" means an acknowledgment of parentage executed as provided in this act. (b) "Child" means a child conceived...
• Acknowledgment of Parentage; Form; Validity; Signatures; Copy - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1003
  (1) If a child is born out of wedlock, a man is considered to be the natural father of that child if the man...
• Acknowledgment as Basis for Court Ordered Child Support, Custody, or Parenting Time; Relationship and Status of Child - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1004
  An acknowledgment signed under this act establishes paternity, and the acknowledgment may be the basis for court ordered child support, custody, or parenting time...
• Acknowledgment of Parentage; Filing With State Registrar; Review; Maintenance as Permanent Record; Review; Procedures and Payment for Issuance; Basis for Preparation of New Birth Certificate - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1005
  (1) A completed original acknowledgment of parentage shall be filed with the state registrar. Upon receipt of an acknowledgment, the state registrar shall review...
• Grant of Initial Custody - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1006
  After a mother and father sign an acknowledgment of parentage, the mother has initial custody of the minor child, without prejudice to the determination...
• Notices - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1007
  The acknowledgment of parentage form shall include at least all of the following written notices to the parties: (a) The acknowledgment of parentage is...
• Acknowledgment of Parentage; Preparation or Approval of Form; Availability to Public - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1008
  The state registrar shall prepare or approve the form used for acknowledgment of parentage. The form shall conform as closely as possible to section...
• Appointment of Next Friend or Guardian Ad Litem; Effect of Signing by Minor Parent - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1009
  In proceedings under this act, the court may appoint a next friend or guardian ad litem to represent a minor parent at the court's...
• Consent to Court Jurisdiction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1010
  Except as otherwise provided by law, a mother and father who sign an acknowledgment that is filed as prescribed by section 5 are consenting...
• Repealed. 2012, Act 161, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2012. - Mich. Comp. Laws
• Validity of Prior Acknowledgment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1012
  This act does not affect the validity of an acknowledgment signed before the effective date of this act. The procedures for determination of a...
• Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1013
  This act shall take effect June 1, 1997.
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1021
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "foster care trust fund act".
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1022
  As used in this act: (a) "Board" means the state foster care trust fund board created in section 4. (b) "Children's ombudsman office" means...
• Foster Care Trust Fund; Creation; Interest and Earnings; Investment; Availability of Money for Disbursement; Expenditures; Limitation; Money Remaining At Close of Year - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1023
  (1) The foster care trust fund is created in the state treasury as a charitable and educational endowment fund. Money in the fund shall...
• State Foster Care Trust Fund Board; Creation; Powers and Duties; Executive Director; Staff - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1024
  (1) The state foster care trust fund board is created within the department. The board shall exercise its powers and duties independently of the...
• Board; Membership; Terms; Vacancy; Chairperson; Officers and Committees; Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1025
  (1) The board shall consist of 13 voting members as follows: (a) The director of the department, the director of community health, the children's...
• Conduct of Business At Public Meeting; Availability of Writings to the Public - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1026
  (1) The business that the board performs shall be conducted at a public meeting of the state board held in compliance with the open...
• Public Input; Board as Collaborative Body; Duties; Contracts With Public or Private Agencies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1027
  (1) The board shall seek input from the general public and all of the following individuals or groups that have an interest in or...
• Recommendations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1028
  The board may recommend to the governor and the legislature changes in state programs, statutes, policies, budgets, and standards that will reduce the problems...
• Board; Powers; Deposit of Money in Fund - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1029
  (1) The board may do any of the following: (a) Accept federal money granted by congress or executive order for the purposes of this...
• Disbursements; Purposes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1030
  The board may authorize the disbursement of available money from the trust fund, upon legislative appropriations, as provided in section 3, for the following...
• Annual Accounting - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1031
  (1) The board shall annually prepare an accounting of revenues and expenditures from the trust fund. This accounting shall be prepared using generally accepted...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1041
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "children's advocacy center act".
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1042
  As used in this act: (a) "Board" means the domestic violence prevention and treatment board created in section 2 of 1978 PA 389, MCL...
• Children's Advocacy Center Fund; Creation; Deposit of Money Into Fund; Investment; Money Remaining in Fund At Close of Fiscal Year; Department of Human Services as Administrator - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1043
  (1) The children's advocacy center fund is created within the state treasury. (2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any...
• Expenditures; Limitation; Annual Audit and Report - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1044
  (1) Money shall not be expended from the fund for the first year after the effective date of this act. Beginning 2 years after...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1051
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "children's product safety act".
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1052
  As used in this act: (a) "Child" means an individual less than 18 years old. (b) "Child care facility" means a child care center,...
• Unsafe Children's Product; Placement in Stream of Commerce Prohibited - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1055
  A commercial user shall not remanufacture, retrofit, sell, contract to sell or resell, lease, sublet, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce, on...
• Unsafe Children's Product; Criteria; Crib; Retrofit; Notice; Compliance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1056
  (1) A children's product is unsafe for purposes of this act if it meets 1 or more of the following criteria: (a) The children's...
• List of Unsafe Children's Products; Maintenance; Availability; Providing List to Inspectors of Child Care Facility and Persons Providing Child Care - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1060
  (1) The department shall maintain a comprehensive list of children's products that have been identified as meeting any of the criteria set forth in...
• Commercial User; Sale of Recalled Product; Exception - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1061
  A commercial user is not in violation of this act if the specific recalled product sold was not on the department's list 30 days...
• Child Care Facility; Prohibition; Exception; Notice; Posting List; Determination by Operator of Facility - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1065
  (1) A child care facility may not use or have on the premises, on or after July 1, 2001, an unsafe children's product. This...
• Revocation or Refusal to Renew or Issue Facility License or Registration - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1070
  The department may revoke or refuse to renew the license or certificate of registration of a child care facility or refuse to issue a...
• Violation by Commercial User as Misdemeanor; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1075
  A commercial user who willfully and knowingly violates section 5 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100.00...
• Enforcement Action; Jurisdiction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1080
  The attorney general or prosecuting attorney in the county in which a violation of this act occurred may bring an action in a court...
• Additional Remedies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1085
  Remedies available under this act are in addition to any other remedies or procedures under any other provision of law that may be available...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1101
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "uniform child-custody jurisdiction and enforcement act".
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1102
  As used in this act: (a) "Abandoned" means left without provision for reasonable and necessary care or supervision. (b) "Child" means an individual who...
• Scope of Act; Limitation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1103
  This act does not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.
• Proceeding Pertaining to Indian Child - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1104
  (1) A child-custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian child welfare act of 1978, Public Law 95-608, 25...
• Child - Custody Law or Determination of Foreign Country - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1105
  (1) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as a state of the United States for the purposes of applying articles...
• Child - Custody Determination of This State - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1106
  A child-custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this act binds all persons who have been served in...
• Jurisdiction; Question; Priority - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1107
  If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this act is raised in a child-custody proceeding, upon request of a party, the...
• Notice; Manner; Proof of Service; Notice Not Required - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1108
  (1) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the...
• Personal Jurisdiction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1109
  (1) A party to a child-custody proceeding who is not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state and is a responding party under article...
• Communication Between States; Participation of Parties; "record" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1110
  (1) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this act. (2) The court...
• Testimony - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1111
  (1) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child-custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located...
• Request to Out - of - State Court; Expenses; Preserving and Forwarding Records - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1112
  (1) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following: (a) Hold an evidentiary...
• Initial Child - Custody Determination; Jurisdiction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1201
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 204, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child-custody determination only in the...
• Exclusive, Continuing Jurisdiction; Condition; Determination to Decline Jurisdiction; Modification of Child - Custody Determination - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1202
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 204, a court of this state that has made a child-custody determination consistent with section 201 or...
• Modification of Out - of - State Child - Custody Determination; Requirements - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1203
  Except as otherwise provided in section 204, a court of this state shall not modify a child-custody determination made by a court of another...
• Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction; Communication With Out - of - State Court; Duration of Order - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1204
  (1) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned...
• Notice and Hearing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1205
  (1) Before a child-custody determination is made under this act, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of section...
• Commencement of Out - of - State Proceeding; Jurisdiction; Communication; Dismissal of Proceeding by in - State Court; Modification - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1206
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 204, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this article if, at the...
• Determination of Inconvenient Forum - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1207
  (1) A court of this state that has jurisdiction under this act to make a child-custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at...
• Unjustifiable Conduct of Parties; Decision to Decline Exercise of Jurisdiction; Dismissal or Stay; Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1208
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 204 or by other law of this state, if a court of this state has jurisdiction under...
• Pleading or Sworn Statement; Information - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1209
  (1) Subject to the law of this state providing for confidentiality of procedures, addresses, and other identifying information, in a child-custody proceeding, each party,...
• Order to Appear With or Without Child - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1210
  (1) A court of this state may order a party to a child-custody proceeding who is in this state to appear before the court...
• "petitioner" and "respondent" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1301
  As used in this article: (a) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of a child-custody determination or enforcement of an order for return...
• Enforcement; Temporary Order - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1302
  (1) This article may be invoked to enforce 1 or both of the following: (a) A child-custody determination. (b) An order for the return...
• Child Custody Determination by Out - of - State Court; Enforcement; Remedy - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1303
  (1) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child-custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised...
• Registered Child - Custody Determination; Requirements - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1304
  (1) A child-custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this state, with or without a simultaneous request for...
• Registered Child - Custody Determination; Enforcement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1305
  (1) A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child-custody determination...
• Commencement of in - State Enforcement Proceeding; Out - of - State Modification Proceeding; Communication of Enforcing Court With Modifying Court - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1306
  If a proceeding for enforcement under this article is commenced in this state and a court of this state determines that a proceeding to...
• Petition for Enforcement of Child - Custody Determination; Contents; Filing; Hearing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1307
  (1) A petition under this article must be verified. A certified copy of a child-custody determination sought to be enforced and of the order...
• Petition and Order; Service - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1308
  Except as otherwise provided in section 310, the petition and order must be served, by a method authorized by the law of this state,...
• Delivery of Child to Petitioner; Grounds for Exception; Expenses; Additional Relief; Refusal to Testify; Inference; Privilege Against Disclosure - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1309
  (1) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order as provided in section 204, upon a finding that a petitioner is immediately entitled to...
• Warrant to Take Physical Custody of Child - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1310
  (1) Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child-custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of...
• Assessment of Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1311
  (1) The court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including...
• Full Faith and Credit - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1312
  A court of this state shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state and consistent with this act that...
• Appeal - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1313
  An appeal may be taken from a final order in a proceeding under this article in accordance with expedited appellate procedures in other civil...
• International Child Abduction; Actions by Prosecutor or Attorney General - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1314
  (1) In a case arising under this act or involving the Hague convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction, a prosecutor or...
• Actions by Law Enforcement Officer - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1315
  At the request of a prosecutor or the attorney general acting under section 314, a law enforcement officer may take any lawful action reasonably...
• Expenses of Prosecutor or Attorney General and Law Enforcement Officers; Assessment Against Respondent - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1316
  If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by the prosecutor...
• Application and Construction of Act; Promotion of Uniformity - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1401
  In applying and construing this uniform act, the court shall give consideration to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to...
• Proceedings Commenced Before Effective Date of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1405
  A motion or other request for relief made in a child-custody or enforcement proceeding that was commenced before the effective date of this act...
• Repeal of Mcl 600.651 to 600.673; Effective Date of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1406
  (1) Sections 651 to 673 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.651 to 600.673, are repealed. (2) This act...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1431
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "revocation of paternity act".
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1433
  (1) "Acknowledged father" means a man who has affirmatively held himself out to be the child's father by executing an acknowledgment of parentage under...
• Applicability of Sections to Certain Actions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1435
  (1) Section 7 governs an action to set aside an acknowledgment of parentage. (2) Section 9 governs an action to set aside an order...
• Action for Revocation of Acknowledgment of Paternity; Filing; Affidavit; Order for Blood or Tissue Typing or Dna Identification Profiling; Forwarding Copy of Order to State Registrar; Vacating Acknowledgment of Parentage; Amending Birth Certificate; Representation by Attorney Not Required - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1437
  (1) The mother, the acknowledged father, an alleged father, or a prosecuting attorney may file an action for revocation of an acknowledgment of parentage....
• Motion to Set Aside Determination - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1439
  (1) If a child has an affiliated father and paternity was determined based on the affiliated father's failure to participate in the court proceedings,...
• Determination That Child Born Out of Wedlock - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1441
  (1) If a child has a presumed father, a court may determine that the child is born out of wedlock for the purpose of...
• Court Action - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1443
  (1) An original action under this act shall be filed in the circuit court for the county in which the mother or the child...
• Determination of Paternity - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 722.1445
  If an action is brought by an alleged father who proves by clear and convincing evidence that he is the child's father, the court...

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