{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.714a","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.714a","heading":"Summons or notice; notification of obligation and rights; court order for genetic paternity testing.","body":"Sec. 4a.\n\nThe summons or other initial notice to a party in an action under this act shall contain notification that the party's obligation to support the child will be determined and that the party's rights to custody of and parenting time with the child may be determined during the paternity action.\n\nThe family independence agency or its designee that requires a party to appear for genetic paternity testing as provided in section 4, or the party requesting genetic paternity testing if a court orders genetic paternity testing for an individual as provided in section 4, shall serve notice of the testing on the mother and the alleged father. The notice shall include explanations of all of the following:\n\nThe test to be performed.\n\nThe purpose and potential uses of the test.\n\nHow the test results will be used to establish paternity or nonpaternity as provided in section 6.\n\nHow the individual will be provided with the test results.\n\nThe individual's right to keep the test results confidential as provided in section 6a.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 722","Act Act-205-of-1956"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-722-714a","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"b39b48dd837ef7fb3b41d7d040941a6e85f28126e22c251386fdead302ed1d03","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.714","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.714b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}