(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 support the child will be determined and that the party’s rights to custody of and parenting time with the child may be determined during the paternity action.
  (2) The family independence agency or its designee that requires a party to appear for genetic paternity testing as provided in section 4, or the party requesting genetic paternity testing if a court orders genetic paternity testing for an individual as provided in section 4, shall serve notice of the testing on the mother and the alleged father. The notice shall include explanations of all of the following:

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.714a

  • Child: means a child born out of wedlock. See Michigan Laws 722.711
  • Court: means the circuit court. See Michigan Laws 722.711
  • Mother: means the mother of a child born out of wedlock. See Michigan Laws 722.711
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  (a) The test to be performed.
  (b) The purpose and potential uses of the test.
  (c) How the test results will be used to establish paternity or nonpaternity as provided in section 6.
  (d) How the individual will be provided with the test results.
  (e) The individual’s right to keep the test results confidential as provided in section 6a.
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