MCL 722.725
MCL 722.725 - Reference to mother as parent of child in records, certificates, or other papers. (2026)
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Sec. 15. In a record, certificate, or other paper made or executed requiring a declaration by or notice to the mother of a child born out of wedlock or otherwise requiring a reference to the relation of a mother to such a child, it shall be sufficient to refer to the mother as the parent of the child. An explicit reference shall not be made to illegitimacy. History: 1956, Act 205, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 7, 1980