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- Mich. Comp. Laws § 710.64 · Rehearing; modifying or setting aside order; entering order with respect to original hearing or rehearing of contested matters.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 710.65 · Appeal to court of appeals; staying court order pending appeal; priority.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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 duties of children's ombudsman.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 710.69 · Violation of MCL 710.41 as felony.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 710.70 · Prior adoption proceedings or orders of adoption.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 711.1 · Order changing name of adult, minor, or spouse and minor children.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 711.2 · Fee; certified copy of order.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 711.3 · Publication or availability of record of proceeding; violation as misdemeanor; exemption from disclosure; definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712.1 · Short title of chapter; definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712.10 · Custody action by surrendering or nonsurrendering parent; filing; hearing; determination of paternity or maternity.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712.11 · Blood or tissue typing or DNA identification profiling; presumption; costs; dismissal of custody petition.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712.14 · Determination of custody; basis; newborn's best interest; factors.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712.15 · Court order.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712.17 · Release or termination of parental rights to newborn.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712.2 · Newborn surrendered to emergency service provider; court jurisdiction; effect of other provisions of law; immunity from civil action.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712.20 · Safe delivery program; establishment.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712.2a · Confidentiality.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712.3 · Conduct of emergency service provider.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712.5 · Transfer of newborn to hospital; physician report of abuse, neglect, or child not a newborn; notice to child placing agency.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712.7 · Duties of child placing agency.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.1 · Definitions; proceedings not as criminal proceedings; construction of chapter.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.10 · Designation of probation officer or county agent as referee; duties of referee.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.11 · Preliminary inquiry; petition; effect of juvenile attaining eighteenth birthday; biometric data; amendment of petition or other court record; offer of court services.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.12 · Examination of child; hearing; summons.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.13 · Service of summons.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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 setting; parenting time; siblings; joint placement; visitation or other contact; review and modification of orders and plans; release of information; information included with order; "abuse" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.13b · Change in foster care placement.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.14b · Ex parte order authorizing immediate protective custody of child.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.15 · Detention of child pending hearing; detention screening tool; 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.16 · Detention and care of juvenile.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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; closing hearing to members of general public; “juvenile witness” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.17a · Hearing; record; transcription.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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; section additional to other protections or procedures; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.17d · Lawyer-guardian ad litem; powers and duties.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18 · Orders of disposition; reimbursement; guidelines; restitution; condition of probation; revocation or alteration of terms and conditions; community service; biometric data; fingerprints; risk and needs assessment; report to department of state police; registration of juvenile provided in MCL 28.721 to 28.730; release from placement in juvenile boot camp; imposition of sentence in county jail facility; violation of personal protection order.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18a · Placement or commitment of ward of the court to out-of-state institutions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18b · Reimbursement order; failure to comply, contempt of court; assignment of wages.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18c · Retention of jurisdiction of child committed under MCL 712A.18(1)(e); effective date of subsection (2); annual review; release of child.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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 application; notice to victim; definitions; hearing; affidavits; proofs; entry of order; setting aside adjudication as privilege and conditional; effect of entering order; sending copy of order to arresting agency and department of state police; nonpublic record of order and record; availability of nonpublic record; fee; exemption from disclosure; divulging, using, or publishing information as misdemeanor.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18g · Commitment under MCL 712A.18(1)(e).
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18h · Commitment to department of corrections prohibited; exception.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18i · Delay in sentencing.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18j · Escape by juvenile from facility or residence; notification; “escape” defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18k · DNA identification profiling; providing samples for chemical testing; assessment; forwarding to department of state police; definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18l · Evaluation of juvenile for psychiatric or psychological treatment; court order.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18n · Competency of juvenile; presumption; order to determine competency during proceeding; record.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18o · Competency evaluation; conduct by qualified forensic mental health examiner; expert witness; additional evaluations at party's expense; conduct in least restrictive environment.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18q · Competency hearing.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18r · Competency evaluations; self-incrimination; evidence or statements inadmissible in proceeding determining responsibility; sealing reports; order to open reports; purposes; confidentiality; disclosure.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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; report from entity providing services; duties of court; record.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.18t · Automatic expungements; exceptions; notification; nonpublic record; disclosure; violation; misdemeanor; implementation.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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 of order without hearing; agency report and other information as evidence; access; concurrent efforts to reunify child with family.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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 child to parent; noncompliance with case service plan; other conditions as evidence; termination of parental rights to child; exceptions; alternative placement plans; powers and appointment of guardian; information considered as evidence; revocation or termination of guardianship.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.19c · Review hearing of child's placement after termination of parental rights; appointment of guardian; applicability of section.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.2 · Authority and jurisdiction of court.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.20 · Temporary or permanent custody.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.22 · Annual report.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.23 · Use of evidence against juvenile.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.24 · Placement in institutions; summary of information; conveyance of child; progress report.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.25 · Payment of expenses.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.26 · Contempt of court; punishment.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.27 · Quarters, equipment and supplies for use of juvenile division.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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; definitions.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.29 · Allocation and application of money collected; "crime victim payment" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.29a · Reimbursement or collection of fines, fees, and costs; prohibition.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.2b · Violation of vehicle code or corresponding ordinance; procedure.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.2c · Court order authorizing apprehension of juvenile; contents of order; interference with execution of order; penalty.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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 violation" defined.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.2e · Waiver of jurisdiction over civil infractions; agreement.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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 consent calendar; completion of consent calendar case plan; closure of case; consent calendar not in best interest of juvenile or public; use of statements; report of successful completion; record.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.30 · “Offense” and “victim” defined; order of restitution.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 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.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.32 · Order to appear for identification; notice of right to attorney; appointment of attorney.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.3a · Prior order of another court affecting child's welfare; notice, filing, service, disclosure.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.4 · Waiver of jurisdiction when child of 14 or older accused of felony.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.5 · Jurisdiction over juvenile after 19 years of age.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.6 · Jurisdiction; adults.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.6a · Hearing; attendance by parent or guardian required; exception; failure to attend.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.6b · Order affecting nonparent adult.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.7 · Juvenile division of probate court; register of probate; appointment, duties, salary.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.8 · County agent; creation of office; duties; assistants.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.9 · Probation officers; appointment, compensation, duties; notification to social welfare office.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712A.9a · Probation.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712B.1 · Chapter; short title.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712B.11 · Examination of reports or documents by parties.
- Mich. Comp. Laws § 712B.13 · Guardianship; adoptive placement; termination of parental rights; consent.