MI SB0928

Parents of children born out of wedlock are jointly liable for medical expenses related to pregnancy and birth, necessary support and education of the child, and funeral expenses.

Courts must apportion unpaid pregnancy and birth medical expenses between parents based on ability to pay using the same child support formula applied to health care expenses, with discretion to order one parent to reimburse the other or reimburse third parties who paid.

If a pregnancy or its complications resulted from physical or sexual battery by one party, all pregnancy and birth medical expenses are apportioned solely to the perpetrator.

A father's obligation to pay unpaid pregnancy or birth medical expenses is automatically abated if he marries the mother and provides proof of marriage to the friend of the court, subject to reinstatement for good cause such as dissolution of the marriage.

Courts may admit medical and funeral expense bills and actuarially-based case rates as prima facie evidence without requiring third-party foundation testimony.