Act 205 of 1956 - THE PATERNITY ACT (722.711 - 722.730)
- Section 722.711 - Definitions.
- Section 722.712 - Child born out of wedlock; liability of parents; duties of court; medical expenses; death of father of child born out of wedlock; "Medicaid" defined.
- Section 722.713 - Repealed. 1996, Act 308, Eff. June 1, 1997.
- Section 722.714 - Paternity proceeding; parties; venue; action not required; commencement of action; statute of limitations; initiating and conducting proceedings; utilization of child support formula
- Section 722.714a - Summons or notice; notification of obligation and rights; court order for genetic paternity testing.
- Section 722.714b - Effect of paternity in another state.
- Section 722.715 - Mother and alleged father competent to testify; cross-examination; exclusion of public; continuance until birth of child.
- Section 722.716 - Pretrial proceedings; blood or tissue typing determinations as to mother, child, and alleged father; court order; refusal to submit to typing or identification profiling; qualificati
- Section 722.716a - Information obtained from genetic paternity testing; disclosure prohibited; retention and destruction of material; confidentiality; sale, transfer, or offer; audit; violation as mis
- Section 722.717 - Order of filiation; circumstances; contents; support order; retroactivity; enforcement of judgment or order; fee; report to director of department of community health; service of cop
- Section 722.717a - Repealed. 2001, Act 109, Eff. Sept. 30, 2001.
- Section 722.717b - Provisions for custody and parenting time; temporary order in case of dispute; referral to friend of the court; attorneys not required to represent parties in dispute.
- Section 722.718 - Payments to friend of court, clerk of court, or state disbursement unit; disbursement.
- Section 722.719 - Bond to perform court order and indemnify county; filing; dismissal of complaint; default; issuance of citation to principal and sureties; service; execution; contempt of court; comm
- Section 722.720 - Continuing jurisdiction; purposes.
- Section 722.720a - Repealed. 1982, Act 296, Eff. July 1, 1983.
- Section 722.721 - Mother's support and education of child born out of wedlock; bond; default; liability of father.
- Section 722.722 - False complaint; penalty.
- Section 722.723 - Repealed. 1982, Act 296, Eff. July 1, 1983.
- Section 722.724 - Appeal; stay of execution, bond, security for costs.
- Section 722.725 - Reference to mother as parent of child in records, certificates, or other papers.
- Section 722.726 - Application of act.
- Section 722.727 - Fees; assessment in order of filiation.
- Section 722.728 - Enforcement remedies.
- Section 722.729 - Repealed. 2009, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 2010
- Section 722.729a - Centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees.
- Section 722.730 - Paternity act; short title.