Fillable Printable Paternity Affidavit Form - Michigan

Paternity Affidavit Form - Michigan

DCH‐0682 (Rev 10/2013) By authority of Act 305 of 1996 as amended.

STATE OF MICHIGAN

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH

Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics

________________

State File Number

AFFIDAVIT OF PARENTAGE

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE)

We affirm under penalty of perjury that we are the natural parents of:

(First) (Middle) (Last)

who was born in on

(Hospital Name, City, County, State) (Date of Birth)

and that we sign this affidavit to establish the paternity for this child. We hereby consent that the name of the natural

father may be included on the certificate of birth for the child.

We wish the child’s name to be recorded as:

(First) (Middle) (Last)

In signing this form, we understand that:

(a) This is a legal document.

(b) Completion of the affidavit is voluntary.

(c) The mother has initial custody of the child, without prejudice to the determination of either parent’s custodial rights, until otherwise determined by the

court or agreed upon by the parties in writing and acknowledged by the court. This grant of initial custody to the mother shall not, by itself, affect the

rights of either parent in a proceeding to seek a court order for custody or parenting time.

(d) Either parent may assert a claim in court for parenting time or custody.

(e) Both parents have a right to notice and a hearing regarding the adoption of the child.

(f) Both parents have the responsibility to support the child and to comply with a court or administrative order for the child’s support.

(g) By signing this affidavit, we waive the following:

(i.) The right to blood or genetic tests to determine if the man is the biological father of the child.

(ii.) Any right to a court appointed attorney, including the Prosecuting Attorney, to represent either party in a court action to determine if the man

is the biological father of the child.

(iii.) The right to a trial to determine if the man is the biological father of the child.

(h) In order to revoke the Affidavit of Parentage, an individual must file a claim as provided under the Revocation of Paternity Act (Michigan Compiled

Law [MCL] 722.1437).

Further, the mother states that she was not married when this child was born or conceived; or that this child, though born

or conceived during a marriage, is not an issue of that marriage as determined by a court of law.

FATHER MOTHER

Name

(Father’s Name – Printed) (Mother’s Name – Printed)

Current Address Number and Street Name

City State ZIP Code

Date of Birth

State or Country of Birth

Social Security Number

To the best of my knowledge, the above information is true

(Signature of Father)

(Signature of Mother)

Subscribed and sworn to before me this

day of

Subscribed and sworn to before me this

day of

Notary Public in and for

County, Michigan.

Notary Public in and for

County, Michigan.

Acting in the County of

Notary Public’s Signature

Notary Public’s Name – Printed or Typed

My commission expires

DCH‐0682 (Rev 10/2013) By authority of Act 305 of 1996 as amended.

AFFIDAVIT OF PARENTAGE

Instructions

This form can be used to establish the parentage of a child and may be used to have information on the father of a child added

to the certificate of birth for the child. This affidavit may be completed at the time of the child’s birth or at any other time after the

birth.

It is intended for use by couples who were not married at the time the child was conceived nor at the time of birth. In instances

where the mother was married to someone other than the father when the child was conceived or delivered, a court ruling of her

husband’s nonpaternity is necessary in order to first establish that the child is not the husband’s child.

Completion of this affidavit is voluntary. It indicates the parents wish to acknowledge parentage of a child. The form may be used

by parents who were not married when the child was born or when the child was conceived to legally establish their parentage of

a child.

Proper completion of the form is very important. Forms that are not properly completed will not be accepted for filing. The form

must be legible, must be typed or printed in ink, must be signed by both parents, and must be properly notarized. At a minimum,

the following items must be provided: the full names of the child, the mother and the father, the date and place of the child’s

birth, the address of each parent, and the birth places of each parent.

There is no fee for filing the affidavit with the Central Paternity Registry. Once filed, copies of the affidavit can be obtained by

either parent, by the child, or a guardian or legal representative of a parent or the child. Certified copies of the affidavit are

available from the central registry for $34.00 (additional copies are $16.00 each) and can be requested at the time of filing.

Adding a Father to the Birth Certificate --

Establishing Paternity at the Hospital – If this affidavit is completed at the time of birth and provided to hospital staff before the

birth certificate is prepared and filed, the birth certificate will be completed to include the father with no need for a separate

application or fee. When completed at the time of birth and used as the basis for recording the father on the original certificate of

birth, hospital staff must forward the original affidavit, along with the original birth certificate, to the local registrar. The local

registrar will forward the affidavit to the Central Paternity Registry for final filing.

Establishing Paternity After Leaving the Hospital – Birth certificates are not automatically changed when an affidavit is filed

except when completed in the hospital at the time of the birth and before the birth has been registered. Changes to registered

birth records can be requested based upon a properly completed affidavit and an Application to Add a Father on a Michigan

Birth Record (form DCH-0848). If the affidavit is going to be used to add the father’s name to a Michigan birth record, the

affidavit should not be mailed to the Central Paternity Registry but should be mailed along with the corrected application to

add the father to the address listed on the application. A birth record can be changed to reflect the father listed on the affidavit if

no other man is recorded on the record as the child’s father. Should a conflict exist, a court determination of paternity may

become necessary.

There is a fee for each birth record change, as is noted in the payment section of the correction application. An application to

correct a birth certificate is available from the office of the county clerk, the State Vital Records office recorded message

(517) 335-8656, or can be downloaded from the Michigan Department of Community Health website at:

To file the affidavit and request a copy and/or to change the birth record, mail the completed affidavit, the required fee and, for a

birth record change, a completed Application to Add a Father on a Michigan Birth Record (form DCH-0848) to:

Vital Records Changes

P.O. Box 30721

Lansing, MI 48909

To simply file the affidavit to establish paternity and not request a copy or a change to the birth record, mail to:

Central Paternity Registry

Vital Records and Health Statistics Section

Michigan Department of Community Health

P.O. Box 30691

Lansing, MI 48909

(Completion of this form is voluntary.)

ALTERATION OF THIS FORM OR THE MAKING OF FALSE STATEMENTS WITH THE AFFIDAVIT FOR THE PURPOSES OF

DECEPTION IS A CRIME. [MCL 333.2894]