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MCL 722.1009

MCL 722.1009 - Appointment of next friend or guardian ad litem; effect of signing by minor parent. (2026)

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Sec. 9. In 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. History: 1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997

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