{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-400.115k","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 400.115k","heading":"Appeal of determination; notice of rights of appeal.","body":"Sec. 115k.\n\nAn adoptee, the adoptee's guardian, or the adoptive parent or parents may appeal a determination of the department made under this act. The appeal shall be conducted pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. An appeal brought pursuant to chapter 6 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.301 to 24.306 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall be heard as follows:\n\nIn the case of an adoptee residing in this state, by the probate court for the county in which the petition for adoption was filed or the county in which the adoptee is found.\n\nIn the case of an adoptee not residing in this state, by the probate court for the county in which the petition for adoption was filed.\n\nThe department shall notify the adoptee and the adoptive parent or parents of their rights of appeal under this section.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 400","Act Act-280-of-1939"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-400-115k","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"86b682ed540a8f20b165b2ba0e6ff3a88fb9dffe59e1f95a3b0f0326f931966d","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-400.115j","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-400.115l"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}