whats the law in mi child born out wedlock & stablish its father rights if living there?

Question

mi law

Answer 1

Your question is vague. Its called paternity. Are you asking how it is determined or what happens after paternity is established?

If the mother of a child is married, or has been divorced or widowed for less than ten months, when the baby is born, her husband is assumed to be the father, unless a court order or judgment says otherwise.

If the mother is not married, paternity can be established by both parents signing a voluntary Affidavit of Parentage, and filing it with the Michigan Department of Community Health's Office of the State Registrar.

Paternity can be established by a Court. Either the mother or father may file. If the child is receiving public assistance, the Michigan Family Independence Agency, via the local prosecutors office, may also file. The Court will order blood tests to establish paternity.

Even if there is an Affidavit of Parentage filed with the State of Michigan, the biological father has no official right to custody or visitation, nor is he obligated to pay child support. In Michigan, the Acknowledgment of Parentage Act provides that the mother is presumed to have custody of the minor child unless otherwise determined by a court or agreed upon in writing by the parties. Only after a Court order, does the father have custody or visitation rights or is he required to pay child support.

An action may be commenced during the pregnancy or at any time before the child is 18 years old..

For the Michigan statute see:
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(ig4o3n3wzl3gxiuw3gettsf4)/mileg.aspx?page=getobject&objectname=mcl-act-205-of-1956&highlight=

The Michigan Department of Human Services has made a sales brochure for their support supervision services called: What Every Parent Should Know About Establishing Paternity. (Actually -- go get child support) here is the link:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/FIA-PUB-0780_71477_7.pdf

Michigan uses a complicated formula for establishing child support, but in most states it is about 20% of your income after taxes until the child turns 18 years old.

Answer 2

I think the law is pretty much the same in the entire country.
A child is born, the mother has custody until and unless someone else fights for custody.
The Father can petition the court for anything from visitation to custody. I suppose this could be done before the birth.
The court will grant him visitation and if he can show just cause he could win custody. The judge will also order child support at this time.
If the Mother denies that he is the biological Father she can make him take a paternity test. He of course has the right to a paternity test.

Answer 3

When the child is born both the mother and father have to sign an affidavit of paternity. That's what I did when my daughter was born. Otherwise if you don't do it when the baby is born you might have to do a dna test. Your question is kind of vague. Go to the www.michigan.gov website you can search there and find specifically what you need to know.

Answer 4

Something this important needs to be answered by a lawyer, not us...