Michigan Laws 552.2402 – Proceeding to determine parentage of child; responding tribunal
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 552.2402
- Child: means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. See Michigan Laws 552.2102
- Law: includes decisional and statutory law and rules and regulations having the force of law. See Michigan Laws 552.2102
- Responding tribunal: means the authorized tribunal in a responding state or foreign country. See Michigan Laws 552.2102
- State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Michigan Laws 552.2102
- Tribunal: means a court, administrative agency, or quasi-judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce, or modify support orders or to determine parentage of a child. See Michigan Laws 552.2102
A tribunal of this state authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this act or a law or procedure substantially similar to this act.