{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.627c","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.627c","heading":"Release of information from child protective services records or case in which child has died; decision by director; determination.","body":"Sec. 7c.\n\n(1) Sections 7d to 7i govern the director's decisions to release specified information from child protective services records.\n\n(2) The director shall release specified information in a child abuse or neglect case in which a child who was a part of the case has died.\n\n(3) The director may designate another individual to act for the director under sections 7d to 7i, and a reference to the director under those sections applies to an individual designated by the director.\n\n(4) For the purposes of sections 7d to 7i, a child's best interest shall be determined based on all of the following:\n\n(a) Protection of the child's safety.\n\n(b) Preservation of the child's physical, mental, and emotional health.\n\n(c) Consideration of the child's likelihood of establishing a successful and timely permanent family and community relationship.\n\n(5) Sections 7d to 7i do not subject a report or record that is confidential under this act to disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 722","Act Act-238-of-1975"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-722-627c","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"84091a44b3ad212235e2f809c91031a09bf14473c04f9d16db41f9a89a150b19","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.627b","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-722.627d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}