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Section 712B.1 - Chapter; Short Title. - Sec. 1. This chapter shall be known and may be...
Section 712B.3 - Definitions. - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter: (a) "Active efforts"...
Section 712B.5 - Best Interests of Child; Duties of Courts. - Sec. 5. In Indian child custody proceedings, the best interests...
Section 712B.7 - Jurisdiction; Exclusive; Emergency; Transfer; Good Cause Determination; Right to Intervene or Participate in Proceeding; Full Faith and Credit to Public Acts, Records, and Judicial Proceedings. - Sec. 7. (1) An Indian tribe has exclusive jurisdiction over...
Section 712B.9 - Child Custody Proceeding; Notification to Parent, Indian Custodian, and Tribe; Additional Preparation Days; Suspension of Proceedings; Prejudice by Lack of Notice; Determination as to Which Tribe Child Is Member; Circumstances Leadin... - Sec. 9. (1) In a child custody proceeding, if the...
Section 712B.11 - Examination of Reports or Documents by Parties. - Sec. 11. Each party to a foster care or termination...
Section 712B.13 - Guardianship; Adoptive Placement; Termination of Parental Rights; Consent. - Sec. 13. (1) If both parents or Indian custodian voluntarily...
Section 712B.15 - Failure of Parent to Provide Consent; Requirements; Removal of Child From Parent or Indian Custodian; Clear and Convincing Evidence; Termination of Parental Rights; Remedial Services and Rehabilitative Programs; Determination That C... - Sec. 15. (1) If an Indian child is the subject...
Section 712B.17 - Qualified Expert Witness. - Sec. 17. (1) If the testimony of a qualified expert...
Section 712B.19 - Improper Removal of Child From Custody. - Sec. 19. If a court determines at a hearing that...
Section 712B.21 - Appointment of Counsel. - Sec. 21. (1) In a case in which the court...
Section 712B.23 - Placement; Least Restrictive Setting; Order of Preference; Documentation. - Sec. 23. (1) Except for a placement for guardianship under...
Section 712B.25 - Involuntary Guardianship; Investigation; Report; Notice of Pending Proceeding; Consent; Withdrawal; Termination of Voluntary Guardianship; Potential Applicability of Indian Child Welfare Act. - Sec. 25. (1) If a petition for a guardianship is...
Section 712B.27 - Voluntary Placement Consent; Visitation; Notice of Pending Proceeding; Providing Certain Information to Indian Individual Reaching Age of 18; Withdrawal of Consent by Parent; Petition for Return of Custody. - Sec. 27. (1) If a release or consent to adoption...
Section 712B.29 - Child Taken Into Custody Under Section 14 of Chapter Xiia; Termination of Subsequent Placement; Condition; Initiation of Child Custody Proceeding; Duties of Court. - Sec. 29. (1) If an Indian child is taken into...
Section 712B.31 - Agreements. - Sec. 31. (1) The state is authorized to enter into...
Section 712B.33 - Department Review of Cases; Monitoring; Standards and Procedures. - Sec. 33. The department, in consultation with Indian tribes in...
Section 712B.35 - Providing Secretary and Tribal Enrollment Officer With Copy of Court Decree or Order; Other Information. - Sec. 35. (1) A Michigan court entering a final decree...
Section 712B.37 - Census. - Sec. 37. The department shall publish annually a census with...
Section 712B.39 - Invalidation of Actions; Petition. - Sec. 39. Any Indian child who is the subject of...
Section 712B.41 - Severability. - Sec. 41. If any provision of this chapter or its...