Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.725: Reference to mother as parent of child in records, certificates, or other papers.

Sec. 15.

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.