Bill Text: MI HB5510 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Family law; paternity; acknowledgment of parentage process; modify. Amends secs. 3 & 5 of 1996 PA 305 (MCL 722.1003 & 722.1005).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-12-31 - Assigned Pa 409'14 With Immediate Effect 2014 Addenda [HB5510 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HB5510-Engrossed.html
HB-5510, As Passed House, September 18, 2014
HOUSE BILL No. 5510
May 1, 2014, Introduced by Rep. Kurtz and referred to the Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors.
A bill to amend 1996 PA 305, entitled
"Acknowledgment of parentage act,"
by amending sections 3 and 5 (MCL 722.1003 and 722.1005).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3. (1) If a child is born out of wedlock, a man is
considered to be the natural father of that child if the man joins
with the mother of the child and acknowledges that child as his
child by completing a form that is an acknowledgment of parentage.
(2) An acknowledgment of parentage form is valid and effective
if signed by the mother and father and those signatures are each
notarized by a notary public authorized by the state in which the
acknowledgment is signed or witnessed by 1 disinterested, legally
competent adult. The witness must be an employee of 1 of the
following: a hospital, publicly funded or licensed health clinic,
pediatric office, friend of the court, prosecuting attorney, court,
department of human services, department of community health,
county health agency, county records department, head start
program, local social services provider, county jail, or state
prison. The witness must sign and date the acknowledgment of
parentage form and provide his or her printed name, address, and
place of employment. An acknowledgment may be signed any time
during the child's lifetime.
(3) The mother and father shall be provided a copy of the
completed acknowledgment at the time of signing.
Sec. 5. (1) A completed original acknowledgment of parentage
shall be filed with the state registrar. Upon receipt of an
acknowledgment, the state registrar shall review the form. If it
appears to be properly completed and notarized or each signature is
witnessed as provided under section 3, the state registrar shall
file the acknowledgment in a parentage registry in the office of
the state registrar. An acknowledgment filed with the state
registrar shall be maintained as a permanent record in a manner
consistent
with section 2876 of the public health code, Act No. 368
of
the Public Acts of 1978, being section 333.2876 of the Michigan
Compiled
Laws.1978 PA 368, MCL
333.2876.
(2) The state registrar shall issue a copy of an
acknowledgment filed in the parentage registry under the procedures
and
upon payment of the fee prescribed by section 2891 of Act No.
368
of the Public Acts of 1978, being section 333.2891 of the
Michigan
Compiled Laws.the public
health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL
333.2891.
(3) Upon filing, the completed acknowledgment form may serve
as a basis for preparation of a new certificate of birth as
provided
in section 2831 of Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978,
being
section 333.2831 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.the public
health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2831.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
