In 1944 did the father of child need to be present to have his name 
put on a Michigan birth certificate? Or could a woman potentially put 
any man's name on a birth certificate listing him as the father? 
 
Where can I find specific legal documentation of a statute or law that
stated this one way or an other for the 1940's time period? 
 
I will need to be provided with a specific legal book and page number 
where this information can be found to back this up. If it's on
microfilm thats fine too just let me know where to locate it. 

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Request for Question Clarification by jessamyn-ga on 08 May 2002 16:13 PDT

Paul -- I will call the Michigan County clerk to obtain specific
information on this. Can you tell me the town or the county that
issued the birth certificate in question?
 
thank you. 
 
jessamyn-ga 

just a note on current legislation regarding parentage in the state of
Michigan....

"If the mother is married, her husband's name will be recorded on the
birth certificate. In other circumstances:

*if the mother has been divorced or widowed for less than ten months,
her husband at the time of conception will be named on the birth
certificate, or

*if the mother was not married at the time of conception or birth, the
father's name can be placed on the birth certificate if an Affidavit
of Parentage has been signed and notarized.

Birth certificates are not automatically changed when an Affidavit of
Parentage is filed, unless the change is made at the birth hospital
before the birth has been registered. Changes to registered birth
records can be requested based upon a properly completed Affidavit of
Parentage, but the birth record correction must be requested on an
Application to Correct a Certificate of Birth. These forms are
available at the County Clerk's office or the Office of the State
Registrar. A birth certificate can be changed to reflect the father
listed on this Affidavit if no other man is recorded on the birth
certificate as the child's father. Should a conflict exist, a court
determination of paternity may become necessary."

You may already know all this, but it is a good place to start. You
can also contact the Central Paternity Registry for the State of MI
here...

Central Paternity Registry
Office of the State Registrar
Michigan Department of Community Health
P.O. Box 30195
3423 North M. L. King Blvd.
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-8676

source: Eaton County [MI] Prosecuting Attorney, Family Support web
site
http://www.co.eaton.mi.us/ecpa/famsupport.htm