Michigan Laws 722.2 – Unemancipated minors; parental rights
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.2
- Minor: means a person under the age of 18 years. See Michigan Laws 722.1
- Parents: means natural parents, if married prior or subsequent to the minor's birth; adopting parents, if the minor has been legally adopted; or the mother, if the minor is illegitimate. See Michigan Laws 722.1
Unless otherwise ordered by a court order, the parents of an unemancipated minor are equally entitled to the custody, control, services and earnings of the minor, but if 1 parent provides, to the exclusion of the other parent, for the maintenance and support of the minor, that parent has the paramount right to control the services and earnings of the minor.