Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.1435

  • Genetic father: means a man whose paternity has been determined solely through genetic testing under the paternity act, 1956 PA 205, MCL 722. See Michigan Laws 722.1433
  • Order of filiation: means a judicial order establishing an affiliated father. See Michigan Laws 722.1433
  • Presumed father: means a man who is presumed to be the child's father by virtue of his marriage to the child's mother at the time of the child's conception or birth. See Michigan Laws 722.1433
  (1) Section 7 governs an action to set aside an acknowledgment of parentage.
  (2) Section 8 governs an action to determine that a genetic father is not a child’s father.
  (3) Section 9 governs an action to set aside an order of filiation.
  (4) Section 11 governs an action to determine that a presumed father is not a child’s father.