Section 722.1009 - Appointment of next friend or guardian ad litem; effect of signing by minor parent.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PARENTAGE ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 305 of 1996

722.1009 Appointment of next friend or guardian ad litem; effect of signing by minor parent.

Sec. 9.

In proceedings under this act, the court may appoint a next friend or guardian ad litem to represent a minor parent at the court's discretion. A minor parent may sign an acknowledgment of parentage with the same effect as if he or she were of legal age.


History: 1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997