Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.725

  • Child: means a child born out of wedlock. See Michigan Laws 722.711
  • Child born out of wedlock: means a child begotten and born to a woman who was not married from the conception to the date of birth of the child, or a child that the court has determined to be a child born or conceived during a marriage but not the issue of that marriage. See Michigan Laws 722.711
  • Mother: means the mother of a child born out of wedlock. See Michigan Laws 722.711
   In a record, certificate, or other paper made or executed requiring a declaration by or notice to the mother of a child born out of wedlock or otherwise requiring a reference to the relation of a mother to such a child, it shall be sufficient to refer to the mother as the parent of the child. An explicit reference shall not be made to illegitimacy.