Michigan Laws > Chapter 450 > Act 156 of 1955 – Attorney in Fact for Service of Process
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- Assisted reproduction: means a method of causing pregnancy through means other than by sexual intercourse including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(i) Intrauterine, intracervical, or vaginal insemination. See Michigan Laws 722.1703Child: means an individual born as a result of assisted reproduction or under a surrogacy agreement, whose parentage may be determined under this act. See Michigan Laws 722.1703 Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time. Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name. Genetic surrogate: means an individual, not an intended parent, who agrees to become pregnant through assisted reproduction using the individual's own gametes. See Michigan Laws 722.1703 Gestational surrogate: means an individual, not an intended parent, who agrees to become pregnant through assisted reproduction using gametes that are not the individual's own. See Michigan Laws 722.1703 Intended parent: means an individual, married or unmarried, who manifests an intent to be legally bound as a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction or by assisted reproduction under a surrogacy agreement. See Michigan Laws 722.1703 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Mental health professional: means that term as defined in section 100b of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330. See Michigan Laws 722.1703 person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l Physician: means an individual licensed under part 170 or 175 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 722.1703 Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer. Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party. 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 Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights. Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system. Surrogacy agreement: means an agreement between 1 or more intended parents and a surrogate in which the surrogate agrees to become pregnant by assisted reproduction and that provides that each intended parent is a parent of a child conceived under the agreement. See Michigan Laws 722.1703 Surrogate: means an individual who is not an intended parent and who agrees to become pregnant through assisted reproduction under a surrogacy agreement. See Michigan Laws 722.1703 Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.