“In a proceeding under [the Paternity Act] before trial, the court, upon application made by or on behalf of either party, or on its own motion, shall order that the mother, child, and alleged father submit to blood or tissue typing determinations that may include, but are not limited to, determinations of red cell antigens, red cell isoenzymes, human leukoctye antigens, serum proteins, or DNA identification profiling, to determine whether the alleged father is likely to be, or is not, the father of the child.” MCL 722.716(1).
When a verified complaint is filed in accordance with the Paternity Act, neither a search warrant nor an evidentiary hearing is required before a court may order blood tests. Bowerman v MacDonald, 431 Mich 1, 19-21 (1988).
In a proceeding under the Revocation of Parentage Act, “[t]he court shall order the parties to an action or motion under this act to participate in and pay for blood or tissue typing or DNA identification profiling to assist the court in making a determination under this act[, and the] [b]lood or tissue typing or DNA identification profiling shall be conducted in accordance with . . . MCL 722.716.”1 MCL 722.1443(6).
“A blood or tissue typing or DNA identification profiling shall be conducted by a person accredited for paternity determinations by a nationally recognized scientific organization, including, but not limited to, the American association of blood banks.” MCL 722.716(2).
“The court shall fix the compensation of an expert at a reasonable amount and may direct the compensation to be paid by the county or by any other party to the case, or by both in the proportions and at the times the court prescribes. Before blood or tissue typing or DNA identification profiling is conducted, the court may order a part or all of the compensation paid in advance. If the [DHHS] paid for the genetic testing expenses, the court may order repayment by the alleged father if the court declares paternity. Documentation of the genetic testing expenses is admissible as evidence of the amount, which evidence constitutes prima facie evidence of the amount of those expenses without third party foundation testimony.” MCL 722.716(3).
1 See the SCAO Form CC 434, Order for Genetic Testing (Revocation of Parentage Act).