{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.1","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Sec. 1.\n\nAs used in this act:\n\n\"Minor\" means a person under the age of 18 years.\n\n\"Parents\" means natural parents, if married prior or subsequent to the minor's birth; adopting parents, if the minor has been legally adopted; or the mother, if the minor is illegitimate.\n\n\"Emancipation\" means termination of the rights of the parents to the custody, control, services and earnings of a minor.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 722","Act Act-293-of-1968"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-722-1","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"12417199c42e4087b5fce747d98202ab3b619b148a7d1d97e9a6647d2632ddaf","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.534","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}