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- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1203 · Modification of out-of-state child-custody determination; requirements.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1204 · Temporary emergency jurisdiction; communication with out-of-state court; duration of order.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1205 · Notice and hearing.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1206 · Commencement of out-of-state proceeding; jurisdiction; communication; dismissal of proceeding by in-state court; modification.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1207 · Determination of inconvenient forum.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1208 · Unjustifiable conduct of parties; decision to decline exercise of jurisdiction; dismissal or stay; expenses.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1209 · Pleading or sworn statement; information.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1210 · Order to appear with or without child.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1301 · “Petitioner” and “respondent” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1302 · Enforcement; temporary order.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1303 · Child custody determination by out-of-state court; enforcement; remedy.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1304 · Registered child-custody determination; requirements.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1305 · Registered child-custody determination; enforcement.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1306 · Commencement of in-state enforcement proceeding; out-of-state modification proceeding; communication of enforcing court with modifying court.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1307 · Petition for enforcement of child-custody determination; contents; filing; hearing.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1308 · Petition and order; service.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1309 · Delivery of child to petitioner; grounds for exception; expenses; additional relief; refusal to testify; inference; privilege against disclosure.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1310 · Warrant to take physical custody of child.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1311 · Assessment of expenses.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1312 · Full faith and credit.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1313 · Appeal.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1314 · International child abduction; actions by prosecutor or attorney general.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1315 · Actions by law enforcement officer.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1316 · Expenses of prosecutor or attorney general and law enforcement officers; assessment against respondent.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1401 · Application and construction of act; promotion of uniformity.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1405 · Proceedings commenced before effective date of act.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1406 · Repeal of MCL 600.651 to 600.673; effective date of act.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.951 · Short title.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.952 · Definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.953 · Purpose of act.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.953a · Annual report; reduction cost savings.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.953b · Family finding engagement services.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.954 · Licensure as foster parent; orientation as condition to certification; written information to be provided foster parents before placement; confidentiality.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.954a · Placement of child in supervising agency's care; determination of placement with relative; good cause exception; notification; special consideration and preference to child's relative; placement of siblings; documentation of decision; review hearing.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.954b · Permanent placement; 12-month goal; inclusion in directory of children; in-home visits.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.954c · Release of child's medical records; medical passport; contents; transfer; performance of assessment or psychological evaluation; medical examination; indication that child may have been victim of human trafficking; counseling.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.954d · Annual report card.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.954e · Child as victim of human trafficking; placement in setting providing mental health services, counseling, or other specialized services.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.955 · Registration of attorney with child advocate; filing of compliance; reregistration; request for removal.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.956 · Adoption facilitator; duties; cost.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.957 · Adoption facilitator; placement based on age, race, religious affiliation, disability, or income level; participation of parent or guardian in selection of adoptive parent.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.958 · Rules; training; directory of children available for adoption; registry of adoptive homes; foster parent resource centers; pilot project.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.958a · Section to be cited as "foster parent's bill of rights law"; rights; grievance procedure; hearing; remedy; complaint; report; investigations subject to appropriation of funds.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.958b · Children's assurance of quality foster care policy; requirements; written grievance procedure policy; grievance procedures; remedy; implementation.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.958c · Children's assurance of quality foster care; specific policy regarding access to certain services and information.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.958d · Children's assurance of quality foster care policy; prepare and distribute information.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.958e · Annual report on foster children in the education system.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.958f.added · Youth in foster care; screening for benefits eligibility; requirements.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.958g.added · Youth in foster care; notification of benefits.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.959 · Effective date.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.960 · Conditional effective date.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.921 · Short title.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.922 · Definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.923 · Office of the child advocate; establishment; appointment; removal.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.924 · Procedures; training; complaint; investigation; notification of safety concerns.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.925 · Individuals making complaint to child advocate.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.925a · Child advocate; powers.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.926 · Victim of child abuse or child neglect; powers of child advocate; child fatality cases; investigation.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.927 · Decision to investigate; notice; pursuing administrative remedies or channels of complaint; further investigation; violation of state or federal criminal law; complaint against child placing agency; petition requesting court jurisdiction or termination of parental rights.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.928 · Department, child placing agency, and residential facility; duties; information to be provided to biological parent, adoptive parent, or foster parent; access to departmental computer networks.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.929 · Confidentiality of record of child advocate's office; disclosure; limitations; release of certain information.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.930 · Report of findings; recommendations; consultation with individual, department, child placing agency, or residential facility; publication of adverse opinion; notice of actions; information provided to complainant; child fatality investigation; report.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.931 · Penalty for filing complaint or cooperating in investigation prohibited; intentional false complaint.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.932 · Authority granted under other acts or rules.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.711 · Definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.714 · Paternity proceeding; parties; venue; action not required; commencement of action; statute of limitations; initiating and conducting proceedings; child support formula as guideline; verification of complaint; agreement to transfer prosecutor's responsibilities; charge; summons; default judgment; genetic paternity testing; next friend or guardian ad litem; rights of indigent defendant; order of filiation.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.714a · Summons or notice; notification of obligation and rights; court order for genetic paternity testing.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.714b · Effect of parentage in another state.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.714c · Determination of parentage; prohibitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.715 · Mother and alleged father competent to testify; cross-examination; exclusion of public; continuance until birth of child.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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; qualifications of person conducting typing or identification profiling; compensation of expert; result of typing or identification profiling; filing summary report; objection; admissibility; establishment of paternity.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.716a · Information obtained from genetic paternity testing; disclosure prohibited; retention and destruction of material; confidentiality; sale, transfer, or offer; audit; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.717 · Order of filiation; circumstances; contents; support order; retroactivity; enforcement of judgment or order; fee; report to department director; service of copies to parties.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.718 · Payments to friend of court, clerk of court, or state disbursement unit; disbursement.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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; commitment; decree or judgment; appointment of receiver.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.720 · Continuing jurisdiction; purposes.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.721 · Mother's support and education of child born out of wedlock; bond; default; liability of father.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.722 · False complaint; penalty.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.724 · Appeal; stay of execution, bond, security for costs.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.725 · Reference to mother as parent of child in records, certificates, or other papers.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.726 · Application of act.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.727 · Fees; assessment in order of filiation.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.728 · Enforcement remedies.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.729a · Centralized receipt and disbursement of support and fees.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.730 · Paternity act; short title.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.901 · Short title.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.902 · Definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.903 · Consent to abortion on minor; petition for waiver of parental consent.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.904 · Jurisdiction of probate court; confidential and expeditious proceedings; granting waiver of parental consent; reporting suspected child abuse; duties of probate court on disclosure of sexual abuse; “child abuse” and “sexual abuse” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.905 · Medical emergency abortion.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.906 · Residency of minor.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.907 · Violation as misdemeanor; failure to obtain parental consent or copy of waiver as evidence in civil action; exemplary damages.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.908 · Right to abortion not created; prohibited conduct.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.981 · Short title; definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.982 · Foster care independence program; establishment; conditions; services.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.983 · Services; eligibility; exceptions; services provided to young adults 14 years of age and older; availability of services through 20 years of age; services provided on as-needed basis.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.984 · Goods and services.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.985 · Other goods and services.