{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.1009","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.1009","heading":"Appointment of next friend or guardian ad litem; effect of signing by minor parent.","body":"Sec. 9.\n\nIn proceedings under this act, the court may appoint a next friend or guardian ad litem to represent a minor parent at the court's discretion. A minor parent may sign an acknowledgment of parentage with the same effect as if he or she were of legal age.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 722","Act Act-305-of-1996"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-722-1009","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"4dcbe5d9a91bdb99d9e7ead1baf6851b18f7a18bed2f1418e39f0ba3607f9a53","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.1008","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.1010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}