Michigan Laws 722.1498 – Duty to pay child support; liability for medical expenses
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.1498
- Child born out of wedlock: means a child conceived and born to a woman who was not married from the conception to the date of birth of the child, or a child that the court has determined to be a child born or conceived during a marriage but not the issue of that marriage. See Michigan Laws 722.1492
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Party: means a child's mother or a child's alleged or legally established father under this act. See Michigan Laws 722.1492
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- Support: means that term as defined in section 2a of the friend of the court act, MCL 552. See Michigan Laws 722.1492
(1) The child’s mother and father have a duty to pay support for the child, which duty may be enforced by either party, the child, the child’s guardian, the child’s foster parent, or the state through the title IV-D agency.
(2) The parents of a child born out of wedlock are also liable for the medical expenses connected to the mother’s pregnancy and the child’s birth to the same extent and in the same manner as those expenses are allowed under the paternity act, 1956 PA 205, MCL 722.711 to 722.730.