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288-1939-I - Chapter I Probate Courts (701.1...701.55)
Section 701.1-701.55 - Repealed. 1952, Act 34, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952;—1970, Act 143, Eff. Jan. 1, 1971;—1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979;—1978, Act 642, Eff. July 1, 1979. - Compiler's Notes: Former MCL 701.19a, deriving from Act 9 of...
288-1939-II - Chapter II Decedents' Estates (702.1...702.117) -
288-1939-III - Chapter III Guardians and Wards (703.1...703.35) -
288-1939-IV - Chapter IV Fiduciaries (704.1...704.60) -
288-1939-V - Chapter V Estates of Disappeared Persons (705.1...705.34) -
288-1939-VI - Chapter VI Testamentary Trustee or Guardian (706.1...706.6) -
288-1939-VII - Chapter VII Collection of Assets (707.1...707.20) -
288-1939-VIII - Chapter VIII Claims (708.1...708.41) -
288-1939-IX - Chapter IX Sale, Mortgage or Lease of Property (709.1...709.62) -
288-1939-X - Chapter X Michigan Adoption Code (710.1...710.70)
Section 710.1-710.14 - Repealed. 1974, Act 296, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975. - Popular Name: Probate Code
Section 710.21 - Short Title of Act; Michigan Adoption Code. - Sec. 21. (1) This act shall be known and may...
Section 710.21a - General Purposes of Chapter. - Sec. 21a. The general purposes of this chapter are: (a)...
Section 710.21b - Court Order or Decree Issued in Another Country; Rights and Obligations of Parties. - Sec. 21b. A court order or decree establishing the relationship...
Section 710.22 - Definitions. - Sec. 22. As used in this chapter: (a) "Adoptee" means...
Section 710.22a - Adoption Placement or Issuance of Order Prohibited; Convictions. - Sec. 22a. A child shall not be placed with a...
Section 710.23 - Hearing Appeal Brought Under MCL 400.115k; Powers of Court. - Sec. 23. The court has jurisdiction to hear an appeal...
Section 710.23a - Direct Placement by Parent or Guardian of Child for Adoption; Temporary Placement; Formal Placement; Selection by Parent or Guardian Not Delegated; Information to Be Provided by Prospective Adoptive Parent, Adoption Attorney, or Chi... - Sec. 23a. (1) A parent or guardian having legal and...
Section 710.23b - Placement of Child by Child Placing Agency or Department of Social Services; Written Authorization From Parent or Guardian for Temporary Placement; Assistance; Involvement of Parent or Guardian in Selection of Adoptive Parent; Valid... - Sec. 23b. (1) A child placing agency or the department...
Section 710.23c - Placement of Child by Court. - Sec. 23c. A court that acquires legal and physical custody...
Section 710.23d - Temporary Placement; Procedures. - Sec. 23d. (1) In a direct placement, a parent or...
Section 710.23e - Temporary Placement; Hearing to Determine Custody; Petition; Ex Parte Order to Return Child to Parent or Guardian; Petition Requesting Court Jurisdiction; Temporary Disposition; Powers of Court; Act as Exclusive Remedy. - Sec. 23e. (1) Not later than 14 days after the...
Section 710.23f - Preplacement Assessment. - Sec. 23f. (1) In a direct placement, an individual seeking...
Section 710.23g - Requirement to Provide Services That Conflict With Child Placing Agency's Religious Beliefs Prohibited; Adverse Action Against Child Placing Agency Prohibited. - Sec. 23g. In accordance with sections 14e and 14f of...
Section 710.24 - Petition for Adoption; Filing; Jurisdiction; Verification; Contents; Preplacement Assessment; Omission of Certain Identifying Information. - Sec. 24. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,...
Section 710.24a - Interested Parties; Appointment of Guardian to Defeat Parent's Status as Interested Party. - Sec. 24a. (1) Interested parties in a petition for adoption...
Section 710.25 - Proceedings; Priority; Disposition; Adjournment or Continuance. - Sec. 25. (1) All proceedings under this chapter shall be...
Section 710.26 - Documentation Required; Informing Adoptee and Adoptive Parents of MCL 710.27a, 710.27b, 710.68, 710.68a, and 710.68b; Applicability of Subsection (2); Providing Adoptee and Adoptive Parents With List of Adoption Support Groups; Appli... - Sec. 26. (1) Subsequent to or concurrent with the filing...
Section 710.27 - Nonidentifying Information to Be Provided Prospective Adoptive Parent; Time of Submission; Supplemental Information; Compilation; Maintenance; Transmission; Destruction of Information as Misdemeanor; Forwarding Adoption Records; Adop... - Sec. 27. (1) Before placement of a child for adoption,...
Section 710.27a - Statement Consenting to or Denying Release of Identifying Information; Statement Providing Notice That Former Parent Deceased; Statement Releasing Adult Former Sibling's Name and Address; Presumption of Release of Certain Identifyin... - Sec. 27a. (1) A former parent, including a former parent...
Section 710.27b - Central Adoption Registry; Establishment; Maintenance; Statements to Be Kept on File; Forms; Transmission of Clearance Reply; Attachments; Transmission of Statement Releasing Former Adult Sibling's Name and Address. - Sec. 27b. (1) The department shall establish and maintain a...
Section 710.28 - Release; Persons Authorized to Execute; Release to Child Placing Agency or Department; Advising Parent or Guardian of Child Placing Agencies; Advising Agencies of Child's Availability for Adoption; Release of Child by Agency to Depar... - Sec. 28. (1) Subject to this section and section 29...
Section 710.29 - Release; Separate Instrument; Persons Before Whom Release Executed and Acknowledged; Execution in Another State or Country; Out-of-Court Release; Verified Statement; Investigation; Explaining Legal Rights to Parent or Guardian; Order... - Sec. 29. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (5)...
Section 710.31 - Child Born Out of Wedlock; Inability to Obtain Release or Consent of Natural Father; Release by Mother; Petition of Dependency or Neglect; Order Authorizing Temporary Care; Delaying Formal Execution of Mother's Release. - Sec. 31. (1) Except as provided in section 23d of...
Section 710.33 - Notice of Intent to Claim Paternity. - Sec. 33. (1) Before the birth of a child born...
Section 710.34 - Ex Parte Petition Evidencing Intent to Release or Consent; Notice of Intent to Release or Consent; Form. - Sec. 34. (1) In order to provide due notice at...
Section 710.36 - Hearing to Determine Whether Child Born Out of Wedlock and to Determine Identity and Rights of Father; Filing Proof of Service of Notice of Intent or Acknowledgment; Copy of Notice of Intent to Claim Paternity; Notice of Hearing; Con... - Sec. 36. (1) If a child is claimed to be...
Section 710.37 - Termination of Rights of Putative Father. - Sec. 37. (1) If the court has proof that the...
Section 710.39 - Inquiry Into Fitness of Putative Father; Determining Best Interests of Child; Termination of Rights of Putative Father; Determination That Rights of Putative Father Not Be Terminated; Use of Mother or Guardian Release or Consent Reli... - Sec. 39. (1) If the putative father does not come...
Section 710.41 - Conditions to Placing Child in Home for Purpose of Adoption; Adoption by Foster Parent or by Petitioner Married to Parent Having Legal Custody. - Sec. 41. (1) Except as provided in section 23d of...
Section 710.43 - Consent to Adoption; Persons Authorized to Execute. - Sec. 43. (1) Subject to this section and sections 44...
Section 710.44 - Consent to Adoption; Separate Instrument; Persons Before Whom Consent Executed and Acknowledged; Execution in Another State or Country; Verified Statement; Investigation; Explaining Legal Rights of Parent or Guardian; Conditions to E... - Sec. 44. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,...
Section 710.45 - Withholding of Consent by Representative or Court; Motion by Petitioner; Decision by Court; Termination of Rights; Entering Orders; Appeal. - Sec. 45. (1) A court shall not allow the filing...
Section 710.46 - Investigation; Considerations; Report; Waiver. - Sec. 46. (1) Upon the filing of an adoption petition,...
Section 710.48 - Repealed. 1980, Act 288, Eff. Oct. 17, 1980. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to subsidies.Popular Name: Probate...
Section 710.51 - Order Terminating Rights of Parents or Person in Loco Parentis; Placement of Child With Petitioner; Extension of Time; Conditions; Child as Ward of Court; Termination of Jurisdiction; Marriage of Petitioner to Parent Having Legal Cus... - Sec. 51. (1) Not later than 14 days after receipt...
Section 710.52 - Supervision of Child; Reports. - Sec. 52. (1) Subject to subsection (2), during the period...
Section 710.54 - Prohibitions as to Money or Other Consideration or Thing of Value; Statement; Compensation for Certain Activities Prohibited; Payment of Charges; Documents Filed With Court; Assuring Compliance; Approval of Fees and Expenses; Violati... - Sec. 54. (1) Except for charges and fees approved by...
Section 710.55 - Persons Authorized to Place Child for Adoption or Advertise For, Solicit, or Recruit Biological or Adoptive Parents or Guardians; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; “Advertise For, Solicit, or Recruit” Defined. - Sec. 55. (1) Only a person specified in sections 23a(1),...
Section 710.55a - Representation by Attorney. - Sec. 55a. (1) An attorney shall not represent a party...
Section 710.56 - Order of Adoption; Time; Waiver; Extension of Time; Hearing; Effect of Filing Petition for Rehearing or Appeal From Order Terminating Parental Rights; Conditions; Adoption of Adult. - Sec. 56. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,...
Section 710.56a - Repealed. 2008, Act 331, Eff. Dec. 18, 2008. - Constitutionality: The repealed section pertained to entry of adoption order.Popular...
Section 710.58 - Order of Adoption; Certified Copies. - Sec. 58. When the court enters an order of adoption,...
Section 710.58a - Information to Be Forwarded by Court; “Primary Adoption Facilitator” and “Public Information Form” Defined. - Sec. 58a. (1) Beginning on the effective date of section...
Section 710.59 - Changing Name of Adopted Child; Effect on Order of Adoption and Exemplification of Record. - Sec. 59. Where the parents or surviving parent has given...
Section 710.60 - Adoptee to Be Known and Called by New Name; Status and Liability of Persons Adopting Adoptee; Rights and Duties of Adopted Person; Adopted Person as Heir at Law; Order for Grandparenting Time. - Sec. 60. (1) After the entry of an order of...
Section 710.62 - Effect of Denying Order of Adoption. - Sec. 62. If the court denies an order of adoption,...
Section 710.63 - Denial of Petition or Motion or Failure to Issue Order; Statement by Court. - Sec. 63. A court that denies a petition or motion,...
Section 710.64 - Rehearing; Modifying or Setting Aside Order; Entering Order With Respect to Original Hearing or Rehearing of Contested Matters. - Sec. 64. (1) Upon the filing of a petition in...
Section 710.65 - Appeal to Court of Appeals; Staying Court Order Pending Appeal; Priority. - Sec. 65. (1) A party aggrieved by an order that...
Section 710.66 - Adult Adoptee; Rescinding Adoption by Stepparent and Restoring Parental Rights of Parent; Rescission Petition; Filing New Certificate of Birth; Hearing; Certified Copies; Effect of Entry of Order of Rescission. - Sec. 66. (1) If an adult adoptee who was adopted...
Section 710.67 - Disposition of Adoption Records; Copying or Inspecting Records; Petition; Notice and Hearing; Granting or Denying Petition; Disclosing Names of Biological or Adoptive Parents; Certified Copy of New Birth Certificate; Powers and Dutie... - Sec. 67. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4)...
Section 710.68 - Nonidentifying and Identifying Information; Request; Availability; Release; Request for Adoption Record Information; Identity of Court or Child Placing Agency; Counseling; List of Adoption Support Groups; Transmitting Information of... - Sec. 68. (1) Within 63 days after a request for...
Section 710.68a - Providing Information Pamphlet, List of Adoption Support Groups, and Information About MCL 710.27a, 710.27b, 710.68 and 710.68b; Placement of Requester's Current Address in Adoption Files. - Sec. 68a. (1) The department, in cooperation with adoption support...
Section 710.68b - Definitions; Petition to Appoint Confidential Intermediary to Search for and Contact Former Family Member; Approval; Training; Oath of Confidentiality; Duties of Confidential Intermediary; Acceptance of Money or Other Value; Failure... - Sec. 68b. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Former...
Section 710.69 - Violation of MCL 710.41 as Felony. - Sec. 69. A person who violates section 41 of this...
Section 710.70 - Prior Adoption Proceedings or Orders of Adoption. - Sec. 70. (1) Adoption proceedings commenced before January 1, 1975,...
288-1939-XI - Chapter XI Change of Name of Adult or Minor (711.1...711.3)
Section 711.1 - Order Changing Name of Adult, Minor, or Spouse and Minor Children. - Sec. 1. (1) The family division of the circuit court...
Section 711.2 - Fee; Certified Copy of Order. - Sec. 2. The judge of the family division of circuit...
Section 711.3 - Publication or Availability of Record of Proceeding; Placement of Individual in Physical Danger; Violation as Misdemeanor; Exemption; “Stalking” Defined. - Sec. 3. (1) In a proceeding under section 1 of...
288-1939-XII - Chapter XII Safe Delivery of Newborns (712.1...712.20)
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...
288-1939-XIIA - Chapter Xiia Jurisdiction, Procedure, and Disposition Involving Minors (712a.1...712a.32)
Section 712A.1 - Definitions; Proceedings Not as Criminal Proceedings; Construction of Chapter. - Sec. 1. (1) As used in this chapter: (a) "Civil...
Section 712A.2 - Authority and Jurisdiction of Court. - Sec. 2. The court has the following authority and jurisdiction:...
Section 712A.2a - Continuing Jurisdiction Beyond Maximum Age; Voluntary Foster Care; Extended Guardianship Assistance; Jurisdiction Over Juvenile Committing Certain Violations; Juvenile Under Jurisdiction of Department of Corrections; Definitions. - Sec. 2a. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,...
Section 712A.2b - Violation of Vehicle Code or Corresponding Ordinance; Procedure. - Sec. 2b. When a juvenile is accused of an act...
Section 712A.2c - Court Order Authorizing Apprehension of Juvenile; Contents of Order; Interference With Execution of Order; Penalty. - Sec. 2c. The court may issue an order authorizing a...
Section 712A.2d - Juvenile to Be Tried as Adult; Designation by Prosecuting Attorney or Court; Factors; Probable Cause Hearing; Setting Case for Trial; Proceedings as Criminal Proceedings; Disposition or Imposition of Sentence; "Specified Juvenile Vi... - Sec. 2d. (1) In a petition or amended petition alleging...
Section 712A.2e - Waiver of Jurisdiction Over Civil Infractions; Agreement. - Sec. 2e. (1) The court may enter into an agreement...
Section 712A.2f - Jurisdiction Over Juvenile; Placement of Case on Consent Calendar; Maintenance in Nonpublic Manner; Conduct of Consent Calendar Conference; Issuance of Written Consent Calendar Case Plan; Order of Disposition in Case While on Consen... - Sec. 2f. (1) If the court determines that formal jurisdiction...
Section 712A.3 - Criminal Charge Against Person Under Age 17 for Offense Occurring Before October 1, 2021 or Age 18 for Offense Occurring on or After October 1, 2021; Transfer of Case to Family Division of Circuit Court. - Sec. 3. (1) For an offense occurring before October 1,...
Section 712A.3a - Prior Order of Another Court Affecting Child's Welfare; Notice, Filing, Service, Disclosure. - Sec. 3a. When any order affecting the welfare of a...
Section 712A.4 - Waiver of Jurisdiction When Child of 14 or Older Accused of Felony. - Sec. 4. (1) If a juvenile 14 years of age...
Section 712A.5 - Jurisdiction Over Juvenile After 19 Years of Age. - Sec. 5. The court does not have jurisdiction over an...
Section 712A.6 - Jurisdiction; Adults. - Sec. 6. The court has jurisdiction over adults as provided...
Section 712A.6a - Hearing; Attendance by Parent or Guardian Required; Exception; Failure to Attend. - Sec. 6a. The parent or guardian of a juvenile who...
Section 712A.6b - Order Affecting Nonparent Adult. - Sec. 6b. (1) The court may issue an order that...
Section 712A.7 - Juvenile Division of Probate Court; Register of Probate; Appointment, Duties, Salary. - Sec. 7. The judge of probate may appoint the register...
Section 712A.8 - County Agent; Creation of Office; Duties; Assistants. - Sec. 8. The office of county agent is created. The...
Section 712A.9 - Probation Officers; Appointment, Compensation, Duties; Notification to Social Welfare Office. - Sec. 9. The judge of probate in each county may...
Section 712A.9a - Probation. - Sec. 9a. If the court acting under section 18(1)(p) of...
Section 712A.10 - Designation of Probation Officer or County Agent as Referee; Duties of Referee. - Sec. 10. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2)...
Section 712A.11 - Preliminary Inquiry; Petition; Effect of Juvenile Attaining Eighteenth Birthday; Biometric Data; Amendment of Petition or Other Court Record; Offer of Court Services. - Sec. 11. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), if...
Section 712A.12 - Examination of Child; Hearing; Summons. - Sec. 12. After a petition shall have been filed and...
Section 712A.13 - Service of Summons. - Sec. 13. Service of summons may be made anywhere in...
Section 712A.13a - Definitions; Petition; Release of Juvenile; Order Removing Abusive Person From Home; Placement of Child; Foster Care; Conditions; Duty of Court to Inform Parties; Criminal Record Check and Central Registry Clearance; Family-Like Se... - Sec. 13a. (1) As used in this section and sections...
Section 712A.13b - Change in Foster Care Placement. - Sec. 13b. (1) If a child under the court's jurisdiction...
Section 712A.14 - Officers or County Agent Authorized to Take Child Into Custody; Notice; Jail or Detention Facility; Release of Child; Preliminary Hearing; Order; Placement of Child; Foster Care Home Services. - Sec. 14. (1) Any local police officer, sheriff or deputy...
Section 712A.14a - Immediate Removal of Child Without Court Order; Conditions; Placement Order Pending Preliminary Hearing; Issuance of Placement Order by Designated Judge or Referee; "Officer" Defined. - Sec. 14a. (1) If there is reasonable cause to believe...
Section 712A.14b - Ex Parte Order Authorizing Immediate Protective Custody of Child. - Sec. 14b. (1) Upon receipt electronically or otherwise of a...
Section 712A.15 - Detention of Child Pending Hearing; Release of Child; Petition; Limitation on Custody of Child Pending Hearing; Detention in Secure Facility, Cell, or Other Secure Area Designed to Incarcerate Adults; Exception. - Sec. 15. (1) In the case of a juvenile concerning...
Section 712A.16 - Detention and Care of Juvenile. - Sec. 16. (1) If a juvenile under the age of...
Section 712A.16a - Repealed. 1963, Act 214, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1963. - Compiler's Notes: The repealed section provided for joint regional facilities...
Section 712A.17 - Hearing; Informality; Adjournment; Transcript; Jury; Giving Security for Appearance of Juvenile; Appearance by Prosecuting Attorney; Legal Consultant or Legal Representation; Admitting Foster Care Review Board Member to Hearing; Clo... - Sec. 17. (1) The court may conduct a hearing other...
Section 712A.17a - Hearing; Record; Transcription. - Sec. 17a. In any case in which a record of...
Section 712A.17b - Definitions; Proceedings to Which Section Applicable; Use of Dolls or Mannequins; Support Person; Notice; Videorecorded Statement; Shielding of Witness; Videorecorded Deposition; Special Arrangements to Protect Welfare of Witness;... - Sec. 17b. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Custodian...
Section 712A.17c - Advising Child or Respondent of Right to Attorney; Appointment of Attorney; Waiver; Appointment of Lawyer-Guardian Ad Litem; Costs; Service Until Discharged by Court; Assistance to Court. - Sec. 17c. (1) In a proceeding under section 2(a) or...
Section 712A.17d - Lawyer-Guardian Ad Litem; Powers and Duties. - Sec. 17d. (1) A lawyer-guardian ad litem's duty is to...
Section 712A.18 - Orders of Disposition; Reimbursement; Guidelines; Restitution; Condition of Probation; Revocation or Alteration of Terms and Conditions; Community Service; Biometric Data; Fingerprints; Report to Department of State Police; Payment... - Sec. 18. (1) If the court finds that a juvenile...
Section 712A.18a - Placement or Commitment of Ward of the Court to Out-of-State Institutions. - Sec. 18a. If desirable or necessary, the court may place...
Section 712A.18b - Reimbursement Order; Failure to Comply, Contempt of Court; Assignment of Wages. - Sec. 18b. Whenever the court under section 18 of this...
Section 712A.18c - Retention of Jurisdiction of Child Committed Under MCL 712a.18(1)(e); Effective Date of Subsection (2); Annual Review; Release of Child. - Sec. 18c. (1) If a child is committed under section...
Section 712A.18d - Juvenile Committed Under MCL 712a.18(1)(e); Review Hearing; Burden of Proof; Determination; Notice; Legal Counsel; Costs; Commitment Reports; Section Nonapplicable to Juvenile Convicted of Crime Under Chapter. - Sec. 18d. (1) If a juvenile is committed under section...
Section 712A.18e - Application for Entry of Order Setting Aside Adjudication; Filing; Contents; Hearing; Submitting Copy of Application and Fingerprints; Report; Serving Copy of Application on Attorney General and Prosecuting Attorney; Contesting App... - Sec. 18e. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2)...
Section 712A.18f - Report; Preparation and Contents of Case Service Plan; Order of Disposition; Updating and Revising Case Service Plan; Rules; Review by Child's Physician in Case of Abuse and Neglect; Testimony. - Sec. 18f. (1) If, in a proceeding under section 2(b)...
Section 712A.18g - Commitment Under MCL 712a.18(1)(e). - Sec. 18g. (1) In addition to any other disposition under...
Section 712A.18h - Commitment to Department of Corrections Prohibited; Exception. - Sec. 18h. A juvenile sentenced to imprisonment under section 18(1)(p)...
Section 712A.18i - Delay in Sentencing. - Sec. 18i. (1) A delay in sentencing does not deprive...
Section 712A.18j - Escape by Juvenile From Facility or Residence; Notification; “Escape” Defined. - Sec. 18j. (1) If a juvenile escapes from a facility...
Section 712A.18k - DNA Identification Profiling; Providing Samples for Chemical Testing; Assessment; Forwarding to Department of State Police; Definitions. - Sec. 18k. (1) An individual shall provide samples for chemical...
Section 712A.18l - Evaluation of Juvenile for Psychiatric or Psychological Treatment; Court Order. - Sec. 18l. If a juvenile is found to be within...
Section 712A.18m - Payment of Costs; Minimum Amounts; Disposition; Definitions. - Sec. 18m. (1) If a juvenile is within the court's...
Section 712A.18n - Competency of Juvenile; Presumption; Order to Determine Competency During Proceeding; Record. - Sec. 18n. (1) A juvenile 10 years of age or...
Section 712A.18o - Competency Evaluation; Conduct by Qualified Forensic Mental Health Examiner; Expert Witness; Additional Evaluations at Party's Expense; Conduct in Least Restrictive Environment. - Sec. 18o. (1) A competency evaluation ordered under section 18n...
Section 712A.18p - Providing Information Relating to Competency; Submission of Report by Qualified Forensic Mental Health Examiner; Extension; Copies of Report to Be Provided to Certain Individuals. - Sec. 18p. (1) The court shall order the prosecuting attorney...
Section 712A.18q - Competency Hearing. - Sec. 18q. (1) Not later than 30 days after a...
Section 712A.18r - Competency Evaluations; Self-Incrimination; Evidence or Statements Inadmissible in Proceeding Determining Responsibility; Sealing Reports; Order to Open Reports; Purposes; Confidentiality; Disclosure. - Sec. 18r. (1) The constitutional protections against self-incrimination apply to...
Section 712A.18s - Court Finding That Juvenile May Be Restored to Competency in Foreseeable Future; Restoration Order; Renewal; Report That Substantial Probability That Juvenile Will Remain Incompetent; Actions of Court; Order to Provide Treatment; R... - Sec. 18s. (1) If the juvenile is incompetent to proceed...
Section 712A.18t - Automatic Expungements; Exceptions; Notification; Nonpublic Record; Disclosure; Violation; Misdemeanor; Implementation. - Sec. 18t. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section,...
Section 712A.19 - Termination of Cause; Supplemental Order of Disposition; Review Hearing; Notice of Review Hearing; Factors to Be Reviewed; Modification of Case Service Plan; Determination as to Placement; Order; Determination as to Review; Issuance... - Sec. 19. (1) Subject to section 20 of this chapter,...
Section 712A.19a - Permanency Planning Hearing; Conditions; Time Limitation; Reunion of Child and Family Not Required; Purpose; Obtaining Child's Views Regarding Permanency Plan; Consideration of Out-of-State Placement; Notice; Statement; Return of C... - Sec. 19a. (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a child...
Section 712A.19b - Termination of Parental Rights to Child; Petition; Hearing; Record; Findings; Opinion or Order; Notice of Hearing; Suspension of Parenting Time; Grounds for Termination; "Concerned Person" Defined. - Sec. 19b. (1) Except as provided in subsection (4), if...
Section 712A.19c - Review Hearing of Child's Placement After Termination of Parental Rights; Appointment of Guardian; Applicability of Section. - Sec. 19c. (1) Except as provided in section 19(4) of...
Section 712A.20 - Temporary or Permanent Custody. - Sec. 20. The court in all cases involving custody shall...
Section 712A.21 - Petition for Rehearing; Affirming, Modifying, or Setting Aside Order; Conduct of Rehearing; Order for Supplemental Disposition; Applicability of Section to Criminal Proceeding; “Interested Person” Construed. - Sec. 21. (1) At any time while the juvenile is...
Section 712A.22 - Annual Report. - Sec. 22. The state court administrative office shall publish an...
Section 712A.23 - Use of Evidence Against Juvenile. - Sec. 23. Evidence regarding the disposition of a juvenile under...
Section 712A.24 - Placement in Institutions; Summary of Information; Conveyance of Child; Progress Report. - Sec. 24. Whenever the court shall place a child in...
Section 712A.25 - Payment of Expenses. - Sec. 25. (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, expenses...
Section 712A.26 - Contempt of Court; Punishment. - Sec. 26. The court shall have the power to punish...
Section 712A.27 - Quarters, Equipment and Supplies for Use of Juvenile Division. - Sec. 27. Suitable quarters, equipment, and supplies shall be provided...
Section 712A.28 - Case Records; Opening Records; Order in Respect to Payments by Parent; Copy; Publicizing Action Taken Against Parents or Adult; Administration of Court; Reports; Form; Copies; Definitions. - Sec. 28. (1) Before June 1, 1988, the court shall...
Section 712A.29 - Allocation and Application of Money Collected; “Victim Payment” Defined. - Sec. 29. (1) If a child is subject to any...
Section 712A.30 - “Offense” and “Victim” Defined; Order of Restitution. - Sec. 30. (1) For purposes of this section and section...
Section 712A.31 - Determining Amount of Restitution; Factors in Disposition Report; Disclosure of Matters Described in Subsection (1); Burden of Demonstrating Amount or Type of Restitution. - Sec. 31. (1) In determining the amount of restitution to...
Section 712A.32 - Order to Appear for Identification; Notice of Right to Attorney; Appointment of Attorney. - Sec. 32. (1) If a complaint or petition is filed...
288-1939-XIIB - Chapter Xiib (712b.1...712b.41)
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...
288-1939-XIII - Chapter XIII Miscellaneous and Repeals (713.1...713.6) -