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MI Comp L § 710.33 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 701 - 713 - Probate Code|Act 288 of 1939 - Probate Code of 1939 (701.1 - 713.6)|288-1939-X - Chapter X Michigan Adoption Code (710.1...710.70)|Section 710.33 - Notice of Intent to Claim Paternity.

710.33 Notice of intent to claim paternity. Sec. 33.  (1) Before the birth of a child born out of wedlock, a person claiming under oath to be the father of the child may file a verified notice of intent to claim paternity with the court in any county of this state. The form of the notice shall be prescribed by the director of the department of public health and provided to the court. The notice shall include the claimant's address. On the next business day after receipt of the notice the court shall transmit the notice to the vital records division of the department of public health. If the mother's address is stated on the notice, the vital records division shall send a copy of the notice by first-class mail to the mother of the child at the stated address.  (2) A person filing a notice of intent to claim paternity shall be presumed to be the father of the child for purposes of this chapter unless the mother denies that the claimant is the father. Such a notice is admissible in a paternity proceeding under Act No. 205 of the Public Acts of 1956, as amended, being sections 722.711 to 722.730 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and shall create a rebuttable presumption as to the paternity of that child for purposes of that act. Such a notice shall create a rebuttable presumption as to paternity of the child for purposes of dependency or neglect proceedings under chapter 12a.  (3) A person who timely files a notice of intent to claim paternity shall be entitled to notice of any hearing involving that child to determine the identity of the father of the child and any hearing to determine or terminate his paternal rights to the child. History: Add. 1974, Act 296, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975 Popular Name: Probate Code
MI Comp L § 710.34 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 701 - 713 - Probate Code|Act 288 of 1939 - Probate Code of 1939 (701.1 - 713.6)|288-1939-X - Chapter X Michigan Adoption Code (710.1...710.70)|Section 710.34 - Ex Parte Petition Evidencing Intent to Release or Consent; Notice of Intent to Release or Consent; Form.

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 the earliest possible time to a putative father who may have an interest in the custody of an expected child or in the mother's intended release of an expected child for adoption or consent to adoption of the expected child, and in order to facilitate early placement of a child for adoption, a woman pregnant out of wedlock may file with the court an ex parte petition which evidences her intent to release her expected child for adoption or to consent to the child's adoption, which indicates the approximate date and location of conception and the expected date of her confinement, which alleges that a particular person is the putative father of her expected child, and which requests the court to notify the putative father about his rights to file a notice of intent to claim paternity pursuant to section 33. The petition may allege more than 1 putative father where circumstances warrant. The petition shall be verified. Upon the filing of the petition, the court shall issue a notice of intent to release or consent, which notice shall be served upon the putative father by any officer or person authorized to serve process of the court. Proof of service shall be filed with the court.  (2) A notice of intent to release or consent shall:  (a) Indicate the approximate date and location of conception of the child and the expected date of confinement of the mother.  (b) Inform the putative father of his right under section 33(1) to file a notice of intent to claim paternity before the birth of the child.  (c) Inform the putative father of the rights to which his filing of a notice of intent to claim paternity will entitle him under section 33(3).  (d) Inform the putative father that his failure to file a notice of intent to claim paternity before the expected date of confinement or before the birth of the child, whichever is later, shall constitute a waiver of his right to receive the notice to which he would otherwise be entitled under section 33(3) and shall constitute a denial of his interest in custody of the child, which denial shall result in the court's termination of his rights to the child.  (3) The form of the notice of intent to release or consent shall be approved by the supreme court administrator and shall be consistent with this section. History: Add. 1974, Act 296, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 409, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998 Popular Name: Probate Code
MI Comp L § 710.37 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 701 - 713 - Probate Code|Act 288 of 1939 - Probate Code of 1939 (701.1 - 713.6)|288-1939-X - Chapter X Michigan Adoption Code (710.1...710.70)|Section 710.37 - Termination of Rights of Putative Father.

710.37 Termination of rights of putative father. Sec. 37.  (1) If the court has proof that the person whom it determines pursuant to section 36 to be the father of the child was timely served with a notice of intent to release or consent pursuant to section 34(1) or was served with or waived the notice of hearing required by section 36(3), the court may permanently terminate the rights of the putative father under any of the following circumstances:  (a) The putative father submits a verified affirmation of his paternity and a denial of his interest in custody of the child.  (b) The putative father files a disclaimer of paternity. For purposes of this section the filing of the disclaimer of paternity shall constitute a waiver of notice of hearing and shall constitute a denial of his interest in custody of the child.  (c) The putative father was served with a notice of intent to release or consent in accordance with section 34(1), at least 30 days before the expected date of confinement specified in that notice but failed to file an intent to claim paternity either before the expected date of confinement or before the birth of the child.  (d) The putative father is given proper notice of hearing in accordance with section 36(3) or 36(5) but either fails to appear at the hearing or appears and denies his interest in custody of the child.  (2) If the identity of the father cannot be determined, or if the identity of the father is known but his whereabouts cannot be determined, the court shall take evidence to determine the facts in the matter. The court may terminate the rights of the putative father if the court finds from the evidence that reasonable effort has been made to identify and locate the father and that any of the following circumstances exist:  (a) The putative father, whose identity is not known, has not made provision for the child's care and did not provide support for the mother during her pregnancy or during her confinement.  (b) The putative father, whose identity is known but whose whereabouts are unknown, has not provided support for the mother, has not shown any interest in the child, and has not made provision for the child's care, for at least 90 days preceding the hearing required under section 36. History: Add. 1974, Act 296, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975 Popular Name: Probate Code
MI Comp L § 710.41 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 701 - 713 - Probate Code|Act 288 of 1939 - Probate Code of 1939 (701.1 - 713.6)|288-1939-X - Chapter X Michigan Adoption Code (710.1...710.70)|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.

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 this chapter, a child shall not be placed in a home for the purpose of adoption until an order terminating parental rights has been entered pursuant to this chapter or chapter XIIA and the court has formally approved placement under section 51 of this chapter. After an order terminating parental rights has been entered, the court shall enter any appropriate orders pursuant to sections 45, 46, and 51 of this chapter. Such orders shall not be withheld because the period specified for a rehearing or an appeal as of right has not expired, or because of the pendency of any rehearing or appeal as of right.  (2) If an order terminating parental rights is entered pursuant to this chapter or chapter XIIA, the child may be placed in a home for the purpose of adoption during the period specified for a rehearing or an appeal as of right and the period during which a rehearing or appeal as of right is pending. When a child placing agency, the court, or the department formally places a child or the court approves placement of a child pursuant to this subsection, the child placing agency, court, or department shall inform the person or persons in whose home the child is placed that an adoption will not be ordered until 1 of the following occurs:  (a) The petition for rehearing is granted, at the rehearing the order terminating parental rights is not modified or set aside, and subsequently the period for appeal as of right to the court of appeals has expired without an appeal being filed.  (b) The petition for rehearing is denied and the period for appeal as of right to the court of appeals has expired without an appeal being filed.  (c) There is a decision of the court of appeals affirming the order terminating parental rights.  (3) This section shall not be construed to prevent a child residing in a licensed foster home from being adopted by the foster parent or parents.  (4) This section does not apply if the petitioner for adoption is married to a parent having legal custody of the child. History: Add. 1974, Act 296, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 116, Eff. Sept. 12, 1980 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 72, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1982 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 222, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995 Popular Name: Probate Code
MI Comp L § 710.46 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 701 - 713 - Probate Code|Act 288 of 1939 - Probate Code of 1939 (701.1 - 713.6)|288-1939-X - Chapter X Michigan Adoption Code (710.1...710.70)|Section 710.46 - Investigation; Considerations; Report; Waiver.

710.46 Investigation; considerations; report; waiver. Sec. 46.  (1) Upon the filing of an adoption petition, the court shall direct a full investigation by an employee or agent of the court, a child placing agency, or the department. The court may use the preplacement assessment described in section 23f of this chapter and may order an additional investigation by an employee or agent of the court or a child placing agency. The following shall be considered in the investigation:  (a) The best interests of the adoptee.  (b) The adoptee's family background, including names and identifying data regarding the parent or parents, if obtainable.  (c) The reasons for the adoptee's placement away from his or her parent or parents.  (2) A written report of the investigation shall be filed within 3 months after the order for investigation.  (3) If the adoptee has been placed for foster care with the petitioner for 12 months or longer and the foster family study was completed or updated not more than 12 months before the petition was filed, the court, upon motion by the petitioner, may waive the full investigation required by this section. The foster family study, with information added as necessary to update or supplement the original study, may be substituted for the written report required under subsection (2). History: Add. 1974, Act 296, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 72, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1982 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 222, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995 Popular Name: Probate Code
MI Comp L § 710.48 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 701 - 713 - Probate Code|Act 288 of 1939 - Probate Code of 1939 (701.1 - 713.6)|288-1939-X - Chapter X Michigan Adoption Code (710.1...710.70)|Section 710.48 - Repealed. 1980, Act 288, Eff. Oct. 17, 1980.

710.48 Repealed. 1980, Act 288, Eff. Oct. 17, 1980. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to subsidies.Popular Name: Probate Code
MI Comp L § 710.52 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 701 - 713 - Probate Code|Act 288 of 1939 - Probate Code of 1939 (701.1 - 713.6)|288-1939-X - Chapter X Michigan Adoption Code (710.1...710.70)|Section 710.52 - Supervision of Child; Reports.

710.52 Supervision of child; reports. Sec. 52.  (1) Subject to subsection (2), during the period before entry of the order of adoption, the child shall be supervised at the direction of the court by an employee or agent of the court, a child placing agency, or the department, who shall make reports regarding the adjustment of the child in the home as the court orders. The investigations shall be made under reasonable circumstances and at reasonable intervals.  (2) In a direct placement, the child shall be supervised during the period before entry of the order of adoption by the child placing agency that investigated the placement under section 46 of this chapter or, in the court's discretion, by another child placing agency. History: Add. 1974, Act 296, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 222, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995 Popular Name: Probate Code
MI Comp L § 710.55 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 701 - 713 - Probate Code|Act 288 of 1939 - Probate Code of 1939 (701.1 - 713.6)|288-1939-X - Chapter X Michigan Adoption Code (710.1...710.70)|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.

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), 23b(1), and 23c of this chapter may place a child for adoption. A prospective adoptive parent may advertise for, solicit, or recruit biological parents or guardians of potential adoptees for the purposes of a court-supervised adoption. A biological parent or guardian, the court, department, or child placing agency with authority to place a child may advertise for, solicit, or recruit potential adoptive parents only to fulfill the purposes of a court-supervised adoption of that child. No other person or entity may advertise for, solicit, or recruit prospective parents for the purpose of facilitating the transfer, adoption, or other permanent placement of a child.  (2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both, for the first violation, and of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both, for each subsequent violation. The court may enjoin from further violations any person who violates this section.  (3) As used in this section, "advertise for, solicit, or recruit" means to communicate in person, in writing, or via any medium, public or private, for the purpose of locating a previously unknown person or entity with whom to temporarily or permanently place a child. Advertise for, solicit, or recruit does not include disseminating information about the availability of an attorney's legal services, including an advertisement or website as allowed under the Michigan rules of professional conduct. History: Add. 1994, Act 222, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 481, Eff. Apr. 6, 2017 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 183, Imd. Eff. Oct. 8, 2020 Popular Name: Probate Code
MI Comp L § 710.55a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 701 - 713 - Probate Code|Act 288 of 1939 - Probate Code of 1939 (701.1 - 713.6)|288-1939-X - Chapter X Michigan Adoption Code (710.1...710.70)|Section 710.55a - Representation by Attorney.

710.55a Representation by attorney. Sec. 55a.  (1) An attorney shall not represent a party in a direct placement adoption unless the attorney is an adoption attorney. An attorney or law firm shall not serve as the attorney for, or provide legal services to, both a parent or guardian and a prospective adoptive parent.  (2) In a direct placement or agency placement adoption, if the minor parent of a child who is a potential adoptee is not represented by an attorney, the adoption attorney or child placing agency that is providing adoption services involving that minor parent shall provide the minor parent with an opportunity to discuss with an attorney who is not associated with the adoption attorney or child placing agency the legal ramifications of a consent or release, or of the termination of parental rights, before the execution of a consent or release or the termination of parental rights. History: Add. 1994, Act 222, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995 Popular Name: Probate Code
MI Comp L § 710.56a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 701 - 713 - Probate Code|Act 288 of 1939 - Probate Code of 1939 (701.1 - 713.6)|288-1939-X - Chapter X Michigan Adoption Code (710.1...710.70)|Section 710.56a - Repealed. 2008, Act 331, Eff. Dec. 18, 2008.

710.56a Repealed. 2008, Act 331, Eff. Dec. 18, 2008. Constitutionality: The repealed section pertained to entry of adoption order.Popular Name: Probate Code
MI Comp L § 710.58 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 701 - 713 - Probate Code|Act 288 of 1939 - Probate Code of 1939 (701.1 - 713.6)|288-1939-X - Chapter X Michigan Adoption Code (710.1...710.70)|Section 710.58 - Order of Adoption; Certified Copies.

710.58 Order of adoption; certified copies. Sec. 58.  When the court enters an order of adoption, certified copies shall be given to the adopting parent or parents. If the consent to the adoption was given by a duly authorized representative of the department, of a child placing agency, or of a public or licensed private agency of another state or country, a certified copy of the order of adoption shall be furnished by the court to the department or agency. History: Add. 1974, Act 296, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975 Popular Name: Probate Code
MI Comp L § 710.58a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 701 - 713 - Probate Code|Act 288 of 1939 - Probate Code of 1939 (701.1 - 713.6)|288-1939-X - Chapter X Michigan Adoption Code (710.1...710.70)|Section 710.58a - Information to Be Forwarded by Court; “Primary Adoption Facilitator” and “Public Information Form” Defined.

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 14c of Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1973, being section 722.124c of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the court shall forward to the department, not later than 15 days after the entry of an order of adoption pursuant to section 56 of this chapter, either of the following:  (a) A public information form filled out and filed with the court by the primary adoption facilitator and completed by the court as provided in subsection (2).  (b) If the primary adoption facilitator has not filed a form, a public information form completed by the court that consists only of the name of the primary adoption facilitator and the confidential information as prescribed by section 14d of Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1973, being section 722.124d of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  (2) If the primary adoption facilitator has filed a public information form with the court and has indicated that he or she does not have access to certain information required on the public portion of the form, the court shall complete the form by filling in missing information that is contained in court records to which the primary adoption facilitator does not have access. The court shall complete all public information forms filed with the court by filling in the information required on the confidential portion of the form.  (3) As used in this section, "primary adoption facilitator" and "public information form" mean those terms as defined in section 14b of Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1973, being section 722.124b of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: Add. 1994, Act 222, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 373, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 409, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998 Popular Name: Probate Code
MI Comp L § 710.59 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 701 - 713 - Probate Code|Act 288 of 1939 - Probate Code of 1939 (701.1 - 713.6)|288-1939-X - Chapter X Michigan Adoption Code (710.1...710.70)|Section 710.59 - Changing Name of Adopted Child; Effect on Order of Adoption and Exemplification of Record.

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 consent to an adoption and the petitioner desires to change the name of the adopted child, the order of adoption and exemplification of record shall not contain the name of the child's natural parents or the name bestowed upon the child before the adoption. History: Add. 1974, Act 296, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975 Popular Name: Probate Code
MI Comp L § 710.60 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapters 701 - 713 - Probate Code|Act 288 of 1939 - Probate Code of 1939 (701.1 - 713.6)|288-1939-X - Chapter X Michigan Adoption Code (710.1...710.70)|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.

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 adoption, if the adoptee's name is changed, the adoptee shall be known and called by the new name. The person or persons adopting the adoptee then become the parent or parents of the adoptee under the law as though the adopted person had been born to the adopting parents and are liable for all the duties and entitled to all the rights of parents.  (2) After entry of the order of adoption, there is no distinction between the rights and duties of natural progeny and adopted persons, and the adopted person becomes an heir at law of the adopting parent or parents and an heir at law of the lineal and collateral kindred of the adopting parent or parents. After entry of the order of adoption, except as provided in section 2114(2) of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.2114, an adopted child is no longer an heir at law of a parent whose rights have been terminated under this chapter or chapter XIIA or the lineal or collateral kindred of that parent, nor is an adopted adult an heir at law of a person who was his or her parent at the time the order of adoption was entered or the lineal or collateral kindred of that person, except that a right, title, or interest that has vested before entry of the final order of adoption is not divested by that order.  (3) This section does not prohibit the filing of an action or entry of an order for grandparenting time as provided in section 7b of the child custody act of 1970, 1970 PA 91, MCL 722.27b. History: Add. 1974, Act 296, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 116, Eff. Sept. 12, 1980 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 72, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1982 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 341, Imd. Eff. Dec. 17, 1982 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 16, Eff. June 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 409, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 352, Imd. Eff. Sept. 18, 2006 Popular Name: Probate Code