Foster v. Wolkowitz

At issue in this case is whether the' statutorily required presumptive award of custody given to a mother when an acknowledgment of parentage (AOP) is executed pursuant to the Acknowledgment of Parentage Act, MCL 722.1001 et seq., serves as an “initial custody determination” under the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), MCL 722.1101 et seq. We hold that it does not. An acknowledgment of parentage, signed by the parents and filed with the State Registrar, is not an “initial custody determination” under the UCCJEA because it is does not satisfy the definition of…