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This bill amends the Revocation of Parentage Act, which provides procedures for revoking acknowledgments of parentage, setting aside orders of filiation, and determining that a child was born out of wedlock in certain circumstances. The key provisions include: - Defining key terms like "acknowledged parent," "affiliated father," and "presumed parent." - Allowing the mother, acknowledged parent, alleged father, or prosecuting attorney to file for revocation of an acknowledgment of parentage within 3 years of the child's birth or 1 year of signing the acknowledgment. - Allowing the mother, alleged father, or affiliated father to file to set aside an order of filiation within 3 years of the child's birth or 1 year of the order. - Establishing circumstances under which a court can determine a child is born out of wedlock, such as if the presumed parent has failed to provide support for 2 years. - Prohibiting the use of genetic testing to challenge the parentage of a parent under the Assisted Reproduction and Surrogacy Parentage Act or to establish the parentage of a donor. - Allowing the court to refuse to enter an order that would not be in the best interests of the child. The bill also ties its enactment to the passage of House Bill 5207.

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http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2023-HB-5212