{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.1438","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.1438","heading":"Oath by mental incompetent.","body":"Sec. 1438.\n\nWhenever any pleading is required to be verified by the party, or accompanied by the affidavit of the party, or whenever any other oath is required in order that the party may sue or be sued, and the party is, or is alleged to be, mentally incompetent, such incompetency shall not bar the administration of the oath or affirmation for the purpose of allowing the incompetent party to sue or be sued.\n\nInstead of, or in addition to, the verification or affidavit by the party, the guardian, guardian ad litem, or next friend may make the verification or affidavit, and may do so on information and belief.\n\nThis section does not affect the competency of the witness to testify, nor does it affect the civil or criminal liability of the party for his statements under oath.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 600","Act Act-236-of-1961"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-1438","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"f6a572ba2c545af67a6add1d6d2968d1ad0445e60ae4eba6253be59fd0bf7a62","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.1436","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.1440"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}