{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-780.166a","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.166a","heading":"Adjudicating issue of paternity.","body":"Sec. 16a.\n\nThe court of this state when acting as a responding court may adjudicate the issue of paternity if both of the following apply:\n\nPaternity has not been legally acknowledged, previously adjudicated, or established by marriage.\n\nThe obligor asserts as a defense that he is not the father of the child for whom support is sought.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 780","Act Act-8-of-1952"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-780-166a","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"ce8df949f21ad794583138d79c0419c8765c796a110db7c5f40bdfb4e04e0a3e","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-780.166","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-780.167"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}