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Michigan · 2025-2026
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HB 6423
Children: parental rights; definition of putative father; provide for. Amends secs. 22 & 51, ch. X of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.22 & 710.51).
In Plain Language
This bill would change the law on parental rights and the definition of a putative father, which means a man who may be a child’s father but has not been legally established as such. It would amend two sections of the state’s child law to add that definition.
Official summary
Children: parental rights; definition of putative father; provide for. Amends secs. 22 & 51, ch. X of 1939 PA 288 (MCL 710.22 & 710.51).
Sponsor
Luke Meerman (Republican-89)
Cosponsors
None listed
Latest action
bill electronically reproduced 09/29/2026
Sep 30, 2026
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Action history
Sep 30, 2026
bill electronically reproduced 09/29/2026
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