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Chapter X Michigan Adoption Code (710.1...710.70)

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Section
710.1-710.14

Repealed. 1974, Act 296, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975.

Short Title of Act; Michigan Adoption Code.

Section
710.21a

General Purposes of Chapter.

Section
710.21b

Court Order or Decree Issued in Another Country; Rights and Obligations of Parties.

Definitions.

Section
710.22a

Adoption Placement or Issuance of Order Prohibited; Convictions.

Hearing Appeal Brought Under MCL 400.115k; Powers of Court.

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 Child Placing Agency; Placement of Child With Stepparent or Relative; Attendance of Child at Hearing.

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; Validity of Authorization.

Section
710.23c

Placement of Child by Court.

Section
710.23d

Temporary Placement; Procedures.

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.

Section
710.23f

Preplacement Assessment.

Section
710.23g

Requirement to Provide Services That Conflict With Child Placing Agency's Religious Beliefs Prohibited; Adverse Action Against Child Placing Agency Prohibited.

Petition for Adoption; Filing; Jurisdiction; Verification; Contents; Preplacement Assessment; Omission of Certain Identifying Information.

Section
710.24a

Interested Parties; Appointment of Guardian to Defeat Parent's Status as Interested Party.

Proceedings; Priority; Disposition; Adjournment or Continuance.

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; Applicability of Subsection (3).

Nonidentifying Information to Be Provided Prospective Adoptive Parent; Time of Submission; Supplemental Information; Compilation; Maintenance; Transmission; Destruction of Information as Misdemeanor; Forwarding Adoption Records; Adoptions to Which Section Applicable; Exchanging Identifying Information.

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 Identifying Information.

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.

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 Department; Child as State Ward; Proof Accompanying Release.

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 Terminating Rights; Order Committing Child to Child Placing Agency or Department; Foster Care Funding; Termination of Jurisdiction; Hearing to Consider Revocation of Release.

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.

Notice of Intent to Claim Paternity.

Ex Parte Petition Evidencing Intent to Release or Consent; Notice of Intent to Release or Consent; Form.

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; Contents; Filing Proof of Service of Notice of Hearing; Waiver; Evidence of Identity; Affidavit or Verified Written Declaration; Finding; Adjournment of Proceedings.

Termination of Rights of Putative Father.

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 Relinquishing Rights to Child; Order Granting Custody to Putative Father and Legitimating Child; Fee; Report.

Conditions to Placing Child in Home for Purpose of Adoption; Adoption by Foster Parent or by Petitioner Married to Parent Having Legal Custody.

Consent to Adoption; Persons Authorized to Execute.

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 Execution of Adoptee's Consent to Adoption; Out-of-Court Consent.

Withholding of Consent by Representative or Court; Motion by Petitioner; Decision by Court; Termination of Rights; Entering Orders; Appeal.

Investigation; Considerations; Report; Waiver.

Repealed. 1980, Act 288, Eff. Oct. 17, 1980.

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 Custody; Placement Without Making Child Ward of Court; Evidence; Order Terminating Rights of Divorced or Unmarried Parent Not Having Legal Custody; Conditions; Consent to Services for Child by Prospective Adoptive Parents.

Supervision of Child; Reports.

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; Violation.

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.

Section
710.55a

Representation by Attorney.

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.

Section
710.56a

Repealed. 2008, Act 331, Eff. Dec. 18, 2008.

Order of Adoption; Certified Copies.

Section
710.58a

Information to Be Forwarded by Court; “Primary Adoption Facilitator” and “Public Information Form” Defined.

Changing Name of Adopted Child; Effect on Order of Adoption and Exemplification of Record.

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.

Effect of Denying Order of Adoption.

Denial of Petition or Motion or Failure to Issue Order; Statement by Court.

Rehearing; Modifying or Setting Aside Order; Entering Order With Respect to Original Hearing or Rehearing of Contested Matters.

Appeal to Court of Appeals; Staying Court Order Pending Appeal; Priority.

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.

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 Duties of Children's Ombudsman.

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 Medical or Genetic Condition; Return of Information Undelivered; Placement of Information in Adoption Files; Releasing or Transmitting Copies; Information Returned Undelivered; Notice to Department of Community Health; Sealing Original and Preparing New Birth Certificate; Release of Identifying Information as Misdemeanor; Adoptions to Which Section Applicable; “Adult Adoptee” Defined; Fees; Waiver; Powers and Duties of Children's Ombudsman.

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.

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 to Contact Former Family Member.

Violation of MCL 710.41 as Felony.

Prior Adoption Proceedings or Orders of Adoption.