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Section 712.1 - Short Title of Chapter; Definitions. - Sec. 1. (1) This chapter shall be known and may...
Section 712.2 - Newborn Surrendered to Emergency Service Provider; Court Jurisdiction; Effect of Other Provisions of Law; Immunity From Civil Action. - Sec. 2. (1) The court has jurisdiction over a newborn...
Section 712.2a - Confidentiality. - Sec. 2a. (1) A hearing under this chapter is closed...
Section 712.3 - Conduct of Emergency Service Provider. - Sec. 3. (1) If a parent surrenders a child who...
Section 712.5 - Transfer of Newborn to Hospital; Physician Report of Abuse, Neglect, or Child Not a Newborn; Notice to Child Placing Agency. - Sec. 5. (1) An emergency service provider that is not...
Section 712.7 - Duties of Child Placing Agency. - Sec. 7. Upon receipt of notice from a hospital under...
Section 712.10 - Custody Action by Surrendering or Nonsurrendering Parent; Filing; Hearing; Determination of Paternity or Maternity. - Sec. 10. (1) If a surrendering parent wants custody of...
Section 712.11 - Blood or Tissue Typing or DNA Identification Profiling; Presumption; Costs; Dismissal of Custody Petition. - Sec. 11. (1) In a petition for custody filed under...
Section 712.12, 712.13 - Repealed. 2006, Act 488, Eff. Jan. 1, 2007. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to blood or tissue...
Section 712.14 - Determination of Custody; Basis; Newborn's Best Interest; Factors. - Sec. 14. (1) In a custody action under this chapter,...
Section 712.15 - Court Order. - Sec. 15. Based on the court's finding under section 14...
Section 712.17 - Release or Termination of Parental Rights to Newborn. - Sec. 17. (1) A parent who surrenders a newborn under...
Section 712.20 - Safe Delivery Program; Establishment. - Sec. 20. The department of community health in conjunction with...