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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 203 of 1994 - Foster Care and Adoption Services Act (722.951 - 722.960) › Section 722.953 - Purpose of Act.

722.953 Purpose of act.
Sec. 3.
The purposes of this act are all of the following:
(a) To assist foster parents to provide a stable, loving family environment for children who are placed outside of their homes on a temporary basis.
(b) To help eliminate barriers to the adoption of children and to promote the provision of a stable and loving family environment to children who are without permanent families.
(c) To promote the well-being and safety of all children who receive foster care or are adopted under the laws of this state.
(d) To protect and assist prospective adoptive families as they negotiate the adoption process.
(e) To regulate child placing agencies who certify foster parents and serve adoptees and adoptive families in this state.
(f) To regulate adoption attorneys who facilitate direct placement adoptions.
(g) To ensure foster parents and prospective adoptive parents receive all applicable resources as described in section 8a.
(h) To ensure that the department develops and maintains a specific policy of the provisions described in sections 8b, 8c, and 8d to provide to children placed in foster care. The specific policy described in sections 8b, 8c, and 8d shall be known as the children's assurance of quality foster care policy.
History:
1994, Act 203, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 524, Eff. Apr. 1, 2015 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 489, Eff. Mar. 27, 2019
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 203 of 1994 - Foster Care and Adoption Services Act (722.951 - 722.960) › Section 722.953a - Annual Report; Reduction Cost Savings.

722.953a Annual report; reduction cost savings.
Sec. 3a.
(1) Beginning January 1, 2023, and annually each January 1 after that, the department must submit an annual report to the legislature and the house of representatives and senate appropriation committees on the department budget, that identifies the cost savings that occur due to reductions in foster youth in the foster care program and compares that number with the cost when the highest number of foster youth have been in the foster care system for the immediately preceding 10 years. The report must also include details of the department's efforts to reinvest the cost savings identified in the report.
(2) The details of the department's efforts required under subsection (1) must include, but are not limited to, information on all of the following reinvestment efforts:
(a) Prevention services.
(b) Permanency services.
(c) Adoption assistance.
(d) Safety assessments.
(e) Adoptive and foster family recruitment.
(f) Training.
(g) Caseworker bonuses.
(h) Wage increases.
History:
Add. 2022, Act 202, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2022
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 203 of 1994 - Foster Care and Adoption Services Act (722.951 - 722.960) › Section 722.953b - Family Finding Engagement Services.

722.953b Family finding engagement services.
Sec. 3b.
(1) Upon appropriation and by not later than October 1, 2022, the department must work in conjunction with entities that perform family finding and engagement services to help foster youth who are separated from their family to connect to family and friends who may assist in the foster youth's care.
(2) By December 31, 2022, the department must make efforts in family finding and engagement services on behalf of all foster youth currently in the foster care program. The department must incorporate family finding and engagement services in all current and future child abuse and child neglect investigations.
History:
Add. 2022, Act 204, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 2022
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 203 of 1994 - Foster Care and Adoption Services Act (722.951 - 722.960) › Section 722.954 - Licensure as Foster Parent; Orientation as Condition to Certification; Written Information to Be Provided Foster Parents Before Placement; Confidentiality.

722.954 Licensure as foster parent; orientation as condition to certification; written information to be provided foster parents before placement; confidentiality.
Sec. 4.
(1) Before certifying an individual for licensure as a foster parent, a child placing agency shall conduct an orientation designed to ensure the individual's understanding of the purposes of foster care, including the temporary nature of foster care and the ultimate goal of returning the child to his or her permanent family or preparing the child for adoption.
(2) Before placing a child with foster parents, a child placing agency shall provide the foster parents with written information including all of the following:
(a) Any history of abuse or neglect of the child.
(b) All known emotional and psychological problems of the child.
(c) All behavior problems of the child that might present any risk to the foster family.
(d) Any other information necessary to enable the foster family to provide a stable, safe, and healthy environment for the foster child and for other members of the foster family.
(3) The child placing agency shall explain to the foster parents that the information provided under subsection (2) about the child and the child's family is confidential.
History:
1994, Act 203, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 203 of 1994 - Foster Care and Adoption Services Act (722.951 - 722.960) › Section 722.954b - Permanent Placement; 12-Month Goal; Inclusion in Directory of Children; In-Home Visits.

722.954b Permanent placement; 12-month goal; inclusion in directory of children; in-home visits.
Sec. 4b.
(1) A supervising agency shall strive to achieve a permanent placement for each child in its care, including either a safe return to the child's home or implementation of a permanency plan, no more than 12 months after the child is removed from his or her home. This 12-month goal shall not be extended or delayed for reasons such as a change or transfer of staff or worker at the supervising agency.
(2) If an adoptive family for a child has not been identified within 90 days after entry of an order of termination of parental rights, the supervising agency shall submit the necessary information for inclusion of the child in the directory of children described in section 8.
(3) The supervising agency shall require that its worker make monthly visits to the home or facility in which each child is placed. The supervising agency shall also require its worker to monitor and assess in-home visitation between the child and his or her parents. To ensure the occurrence of in-home visits required under this subsection, the supervising agency shall institute a flexible schedule to provide a number of hours outside of the traditional workday to accommodate the schedules of the individuals involved.
History:
Add. 1997, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 31, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 203 of 1994 - Foster Care and Adoption Services Act (722.951 - 722.960) › Section 722.954d - Annual Report Card.

722.954d Annual report card.
Sec. 4d.
The department shall publish an annual report card for each supervising agency that evaluates the achievements of that agency in obtaining permanency for children and making recommendations for the removal of barriers to permanency.
History:
Add. 1997, Act 172, Eff. Mar. 31, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 203 of 1994 - Foster Care and Adoption Services Act (722.951 - 722.960) › Section 722.954e - Child as Victim of Human Trafficking; Placement in Setting Providing Mental Health Services, Counseling, or Other Specialized Services.

722.954e Child as victim of human trafficking; placement in setting providing mental health services, counseling, or other specialized services.
Sec. 4e.
Before determining placement of a child in its care, a supervising agency shall give special consideration to information that a child may be the victim of human trafficking. If a supervising agency finds that a child is or may be a victim of human trafficking, the supervising agency shall place the child in a setting that provides mental health services, counseling, or other specialized services that are necessary or appropriate for a victim of human trafficking.
History:
Add. 2014, Act 338, Eff. Jan. 14, 2015
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 203 of 1994 - Foster Care and Adoption Services Act (722.951 - 722.960) › Section 722.955 - Registration of Attorney With Child Advocate; Filing of Compliance; Reregistration; Request for Removal.

722.955 Registration of attorney with child advocate; filing of compliance; reregistration; request for removal.
Sec. 5.
Before providing services in a direct placement adoption as provided under the adoption code, an attorney shall register with the child advocate by filing with the child advocate a verified statement that the attorney is in compliance with all the requirements for an adoption attorney prescribed by section 22 of the adoption code, MCL 710.22. An attorney who wishes to continue providing adoption services shall reregister with the child advocate as provided in this section at least once every 5 years. An adoption attorney may request to be removed from the registry at any time.
History:
1994, Act 203, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 296, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 203 of 1994 - Foster Care and Adoption Services Act (722.951 - 722.960) › Section 722.957 - Adoption Facilitator; Placement Based on Age, Race, Religious Affiliation, Disability, or Income Level; Participation of Parent or Guardian in Selection of Adoptive Parent.

722.957 Adoption facilitator; placement based on age, race, religious affiliation, disability, or income level; participation of parent or guardian in selection of adoptive parent.
Sec. 7.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an adoption facilitator shall not refuse to provide services to a potential adoptive parent based solely on age, race, religious affiliation, disability, or income level. A child placing agency shall not make placement decisions based solely on age, race, religious affiliation, disability, or income level.
(2) Subsection (1), as related to religious affiliation, does not apply to a private child placing agency operated, supervised, or controlled by a religious institution or organization that limits services or gives preference to an applicant of the same religion.
(3) In an adoption in which a parent or guardian selects or participates in the selection of the adoptive parent, an adoption facilitator shall allow the parent or guardian the option of selecting from the adoption facilitator's entire pool of potential adoptive parents who have been determined suitable to be adoptive parents of adoptees.
History:
1994, Act 203, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 203 of 1994 - Foster Care and Adoption Services Act (722.951 - 722.960) › Section 722.958 - Rules; Training; Directory of Children Available for Adoption; Registry of Adoptive Homes; Foster Parent Resource Centers; Pilot Project.

722.958 Rules; training; directory of children available for adoption; registry of adoptive homes; foster parent resource centers; pilot project.
Sec. 8.
(1) The department shall promulgate rules under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, to ensure the comprehensive, high-quality training of foster care and adoption workers. The department shall consult and may contract with colleges and universities, child placing agencies, and professional organizations for the design and implementation of the training. The training shall stress cultural sensitivity, interagency cooperation, and respect for individuals and families.
(2) The department shall maintain a directory of children under the jurisdiction of the department who are available for adoption. The department shall ensure that interested individuals have reasonable access to the directory.
(3) The department shall maintain a registry of adoptive homes to be used as a central clearinghouse for information about prospective adoptive parents. The department shall accept information from a prospective adoptive parent who has received a preplacement assessment with a finding that the individual is suitable to be the parent of an adoptee. The information shall be filed in a form and manner that will permit it to be readily accessible to biological parents or child placing agencies seeking adoptive homes for children. The department shall provide information in the registry without charge to biological parents or child placing agencies who request it.
(4) The department may establish as pilot projects foster parent resource centers. Each resource center shall provide at least support for and coordination of respite care and assistance to foster parents in obtaining child care. Resource center staff shall pursue other activities designed to promote permanency for children, particularly children with special needs, such as support aimed at retaining foster parents. The department may fund the pilot foster parent resource centers using money appropriated to the department for the current fiscal year. After the pilot project has been in operation for 2 years, the department shall evaluate the pilot project on its organization, effectiveness, and success.
History:
1994, Act 203, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 646, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2002 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 106, Eff. Sept. 28, 2015 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 287, Eff. Sept. 27, 2018
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 203 of 1994 - Foster Care and Adoption Services Act (722.951 - 722.960) › Section 722.958c - Children's Assurance of Quality Foster Care; Specific Policy Regarding Access to Certain Services and Information.

722.958c Children's assurance of quality foster care; specific policy regarding access to certain services and information.
Sec. 8c.
In addition to the specific policy described in sections 8b and 8d, the department shall draft and maintain a specific policy for children in foster care as provided in this section. This specific policy shall be implemented by no later than 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section and shall, in addition to the provisions of sections 8b and 8d, address the child in foster care's access to the following as age-appropriate and as mandated by the court:
(a) Regular contact with all of the child in foster care's caseworkers, attorneys, and advocates.
(b) Relevant information regarding a change in the child in foster care's caseworker or attorney.
(c) Reasonable notification of hearings.
(d) At 14 years of age or older, involvement in the child in foster care's own case plan development and development of a plan for his or her future and aging out of the foster care system.
(e) Help with understanding the services available to children in foster care and how to access those services.
(f) A permanent plan for placement and the child in foster care's participation in the development of that plan.
(g) Protection of the child in foster care's privacy and confidentiality regarding his or her case.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 490, Eff. Mar. 27, 2019
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 203 of 1994 - Foster Care and Adoption Services Act (722.951 - 722.960) › Section 722.958d - Children's Assurance of Quality Foster Care Policy; Prepare and Distribute Information.

722.958d Children's assurance of quality foster care policy; prepare and distribute information.
Sec. 8d.
(1) The department shall prepare and distribute to each child placed in foster care, as age-appropriate, information describing the children's assurance of quality foster care policy and the process to follow if the child in foster care has concerns regarding a violation of the children's assurance of quality foster care policy. This information shall include information regarding the child in foster care's caseworker, lawyer guardian ad litem, the office of the child advocate, the department's office of family advocate, and the foster care review board.
(2) The department shall implement this section by no later than June 26, 2019.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 632, Eff. Mar. 28, 2019 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 296, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 203 of 1994 - Foster Care and Adoption Services Act (722.951 - 722.960) › Section 722.959 - Effective Date.

722.959 Effective date.
Sec. 9.
This act shall take effect January 1, 1995.
History:
1994, Act 203, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 203 of 1994 - Foster Care and Adoption Services Act (722.951 - 722.960) › Section 722.960 - Conditional Effective Date.

722.960 Conditional effective date.
Sec. 10.
This act shall not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 87th Legislature are enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 299.
(b) Senate Bill No. 721.
(c) Senate Bill No. 723.
(d) Senate Bill No. 724.
(e) Senate Bill No. 725.
(f) House Bill No. 4201.
(g) House Bill No. 4428.
(h) House Bill No. 4614.
(i) House Bill No. 4638.
History:
1994, Act 203, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 215 of 2008 - Foster Care Independence Act (722.981 - 722.985) › Section 722.981 - Short Title; Definitions.

722.981 Short title; definitions.
Sec. 1.
(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "foster care independence act".
(2) As used in this act:
(a) "Adjudicated delinquent" means an individual found to have committed an offense that, if committed by an adult, would be a criminal offense.
(b) "Child abuse" and "child neglect" mean those terms as defined in section 2 of the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.622.
(c) "Child placing agency" means that term as defined in section 1 of 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.111.
(d) "Department" means the department of human services.
(e) "Foster care" means 24-hour substitute care for children placed away from their parents or guardians for whom the state agency or child placing agency has placement and care responsibility. Foster care placement includes, but is not limited to, placement in foster family homes, child care institutions, and preadoptive placements.
(f) "Young adult" means an individual 14 years of age or older but less than 21 years of age.
History:
2008, Act 215, Imd. Eff. July 16, 2008
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 215 of 2008 - Foster Care Independence Act (722.981 - 722.985) › Section 722.982 - Foster Care Independence Program; Establishment; Conditions; Services.

722.982 Foster care independence program; establishment; conditions; services.
Sec. 2.
(1) If this state receives federal money for the purposes described in this act and the federal money is not reduced below the level this state received on the effective date of this act and if public and private partners continue to provide the services they provided on the effective date of this act, the department shall establish the foster care independence program to offer education, training, employment, and financial support for eligible young adults leaving foster care.
(2) Subject to the availability of federal, state, and local funds, the program may include the following services:
(a) Identify young adults who are likely to remain in foster care until 18 years of age and help these children make the transition to self-sufficiency by providing services such as assistance in obtaining a high school diploma, career exploration, vocational training, job placement and retention, training in daily living skills, training in budgeting and financial management skills, substance abuse prevention, and preventive health activities, including smoking avoidance, nutrition education, and pregnancy prevention.
(b) Help young adults who are likely to remain in foster care until 18 years of age receive education, training, and services necessary to obtain employment.
(c) Help young adults who are likely to remain in foster care until 18 years of age prepare for and enter postsecondary training and education institutions.
(d) Provide personal and emotional support to children aging out of foster care, through mentors and the promotion of interactions with dedicated adults.
(e) Provide financial, housing, counseling, employment, education, and other appropriate support and services to former foster care recipients between 18 and 21 years of age to complement their own efforts to achieve self-sufficiency and to assure that program participants recognize and accept their personal responsibility for preparing for and then making the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
History:
2008, Act 215, Imd. Eff. July 16, 2008
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 215 of 2008 - Foster Care Independence Act (722.981 - 722.985) › Section 722.983 - Services; Eligibility; Exceptions; Services Provided to Young Adults 14 Years of Age and Older; Availability of Services Through 20 Years of Age; Services Provided on As-Needed Basis.

722.983 Services; eligibility; exceptions; services provided to young adults 14 years of age and older; availability of services through 20 years of age; services provided on as-needed basis.
Sec. 3.
(1) A young adult is eligible for services under this act if he or she is or has been in a foster care placement through the state or a child placing agency based on child abuse or child neglect on or after his or her fourteenth birthday.
(2) A young adult is not eligible for services under this act if 1 or more of the following apply:
(a) The young adult is in an out-of-home placement solely as an adjudicated delinquent. If the young adult is currently an adjudicated delinquent but met the eligibility criteria before his or her adjudication, services may be provided under this act.
(b) The young adult was never in an out-of-home placement based on child abuse or child neglect.
(c) The young adult is in a detention facility or other state-operated facility.
(3) Services under this act may be provided to eligible young adults 14 years of age and older regardless of the permanency planning goal. Services under this act may be available to all eligible young adults after case closure through 20 years of age. Services under this act may be provided on an "as-needed" basis.
History:
2008, Act 215, Imd. Eff. July 16, 2008
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 215 of 2008 - Foster Care Independence Act (722.981 - 722.985) › Section 722.984 - Goods and Services.

722.984 Goods and services.
Sec. 4.
(1) The department may provide at least all of the following goods and services to eligible young adults in the foster care independence program:
(a) Services that are not available from other funding sources or agencies for eligible young adults currently in the foster care system and for young adults released from foster care before reaching 21 years of age.
(b) Educational support.
(c) Classes or groups on interpersonal communication and building and maintaining relationships and classes or groups on independent living skills.
(d) Stipends to cover the cost of utility deposits, security deposits, and first month's rent to eligible young adults who are leaving foster care or have left foster care because they have reached 18 years of age but have not reached 21 years of age. The first month's rent and damage deposit may only be provided to young adults 18 to 21 years of age who are leaving foster care or who have left foster care because they attained 18 or 19 years of age and have not reached 21 years of age.
(2) The department shall make known a list of goods and services provided under the program established in this act.
History:
2008, Act 215, Imd. Eff. July 16, 2008
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 215 of 2008 - Foster Care Independence Act (722.981 - 722.985) › Section 722.985 - Other Goods and Services.

722.985 Other goods and services.
Sec. 5.
The department may provide goods and services allowed under federal law and any other goods and services the department considers appropriate.
History:
2008, Act 215, Imd. Eff. July 16, 2008
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 305 of 1996 - Acknowledgment of Parentage Act (722.1001 - 722.1013) › Section 722.1001 - Short Title.

722.1001 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "acknowledgment of parentage act".
History:
1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 305 of 1996 - Acknowledgment of Parentage Act (722.1001 - 722.1013) › Section 722.1002 - Definitions.

722.1002 Definitions.
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Acknowledgment" means an acknowledgment of parentage executed as provided in this act.
(b) "Child" means a child conceived and born to a woman who was not married at the time of conception or the date of birth of the child, or a child that the circuit court determines was born or conceived during a marriage but is not the issue of that marriage.
(c) "Court" means the circuit court.
(d) "Father" means the man who signs an acknowledgment of parentage of a child.
(e) "State registrar" means that term as defined in section 2805 of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being section 333.2805 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 305 of 1996 - Acknowledgment of Parentage Act (722.1001 - 722.1013) › Section 722.1003 - Acknowledgment of Parentage; Form; Validity; Signatures; Witness; Copy.

722.1003 Acknowledgment of parentage; form; validity; signatures; witness; copy.
Sec. 3.
(1) If a child is born out of wedlock, a man is considered to be the natural father of that child if the man joins with the mother of the child and acknowledges that child as his child by completing a form that is an acknowledgment of parentage.
(2) An acknowledgment of parentage form is valid and effective if signed by the mother and father and those signatures are each notarized by a notary public authorized by the state in which the acknowledgment is signed or witnessed by 1 disinterested, legally competent adult. The witness must be an employee of 1 of the following: a hospital, publicly funded or licensed health clinic, pediatric office, friend of the court, prosecuting attorney, court, department of human services, department of community health, county health agency, county records department, head start program, local social services provider, county jail, or state prison. The witness must sign and date the acknowledgment of parentage form and provide his or her printed name, address, and place of employment. An acknowledgment may be signed any time during the child's lifetime.
(3) The mother and father shall be provided a copy of the completed acknowledgment at the time of signing.
History:
1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 409, Eff. Mar. 30, 2015
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 305 of 1996 - Acknowledgment of Parentage Act (722.1001 - 722.1013) › Section 722.1004 - Acknowledgment as Basis for Court Ordered Child Support, Custody, or Parenting Time; Relationship and Status of Child.

722.1004 Acknowledgment as basis for court ordered child support, custody, or parenting time; relationship and status of child.
Sec. 4.
An acknowledgment signed under this act establishes paternity, and the acknowledgment may be the basis for court ordered child support, custody, or parenting time without further adjudication under the paternity act, Act No. 205 of the Public Acts of 1956, being sections 722.711 to 722.730 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The child who is the subject of the acknowledgment shall bear the same relationship to the mother and the man signing as the father as a child born or conceived during a marriage and shall have the identical status, rights, and duties of a child born in lawful wedlock effective from birth.
History:
1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 305 of 1996 - Acknowledgment of Parentage Act (722.1001 - 722.1013) › Section 722.1005 - Acknowledgment of Parentage; Filing With State Registrar; Review; Maintenance as Permanent Record; Procedures and Payment for Issuance; Basis for Preparation of New Birth Certificate.

722.1005 Acknowledgment of parentage; filing with state registrar; review; maintenance as permanent record; procedures and payment for issuance; basis for preparation of new birth certificate.
Sec. 5.
(1) A completed original acknowledgment of parentage shall be filed with the state registrar. Upon receipt of an acknowledgment, the state registrar shall review the form. If it appears to be properly completed and notarized or each signature is witnessed as provided under section 3, the state registrar shall file the acknowledgment in a parentage registry in the office of the state registrar. An acknowledgment filed with the state registrar shall be maintained as a permanent record in a manner consistent with section 2876 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2876.
(2) The state registrar shall issue a copy of an acknowledgment filed in the parentage registry under the procedures and upon payment of the fee prescribed by section 2891 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2891.
(3) Upon filing, the completed acknowledgment form may serve as a basis for preparation of a new certificate of birth as provided in section 2831 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2831.
History:
1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 409, Eff. Mar. 30, 2015
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 305 of 1996 - Acknowledgment of Parentage Act (722.1001 - 722.1013) › Section 722.1006 - Grant of Initial Custody.

722.1006 Grant of initial custody.
Sec. 6.
After a mother and father sign an acknowledgment of parentage, the mother has initial custody of the minor child, without prejudice to the determination of either parent's custodial rights, until otherwise determined by the court or otherwise agreed upon by the parties in writing and acknowledged by the court. This grant of initial custody to the mother shall not, by itself, affect the rights of either parent in a proceeding to seek a court order for custody or parenting time.
History:
1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 105, Imd. Eff. Apr. 7, 2006
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 305 of 1996 - Acknowledgment of Parentage Act (722.1001 - 722.1013) › Section 722.1007 - Notices.

722.1007 Notices.
Sec. 7.
The acknowledgment of parentage form shall include at least all of the following written notices to the parties:
(a) The acknowledgment of parentage is a legal document.
(b) Completion of the acknowledgment is voluntary.
(c) The mother has initial custody of the child, without prejudice to the determination of either parent's custodial rights, until otherwise determined by the court or agreed by the parties in writing and acknowledged by the court. This grant of initial custody to the mother shall not, by itself, affect the rights of either parent in a proceeding to seek a court order for custody or parenting time.
(d) Either parent may assert a claim in court for parenting time or custody.
(e) The parents have a right to notice and a hearing regarding the adoption of the child.
(f) Both parents have the responsibility to support the child and to comply with a court or administrative order for the child's support.
(g) Notice that signing the acknowledgment waives the following:
(i) Blood or genetic tests to determine if the man is the biological father of the child.
(ii) Any right to an attorney, including the prosecuting attorney or an attorney appointed by the court in the case of indigency, to represent either party in a court action to determine if the man is the biological father of the child.
(iii) A trial to determine if the man is the biological father of the child.
(h) That in order to revoke an acknowledgment of parentage, an individual must file a claim as provided under the revocation of paternity act.
History:
1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 105, Imd. Eff. Apr. 7, 2006 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 161, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 305 of 1996 - Acknowledgment of Parentage Act (722.1001 - 722.1013) › Section 722.1008 - Acknowledgment of Parentage; Preparation or Approval of Form; Availability to Public.

722.1008 Acknowledgment of parentage; preparation or approval of form; availability to public.
Sec. 8.
The state registrar shall prepare or approve the form used for acknowledgment of parentage. The form shall conform as closely as possible to section 7, federal requirements, and the needs of other appropriate state agencies. The state registrar shall make the form available to the public through the family independence agency, prosecuting attorneys, and hospitals as provided in section 21532 of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being section 333.21532 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 305 of 1996 - Acknowledgment of Parentage Act (722.1001 - 722.1013) › Section 722.1009 - Appointment of Next Friend or Guardian Ad Litem; Effect of Signing by Minor Parent.

722.1009 Appointment of next friend or guardian ad litem; effect of signing by minor parent.
Sec. 9.
In proceedings under this act, the court may appoint a next friend or guardian ad litem to represent a minor parent at the court's discretion. A minor parent may sign an acknowledgment of parentage with the same effect as if he or she were of legal age.
History:
1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 305 of 1996 - Acknowledgment of Parentage Act (722.1001 - 722.1013) › Section 722.1010 - Consent to Court Jurisdiction.

722.1010 Consent to court jurisdiction.
Sec. 10.
Except as otherwise provided by law, a mother and father who sign an acknowledgment that is filed as prescribed by section 5 are consenting to the general, personal jurisdiction of the courts of record of this state regarding the issues of the support, custody, and parenting time of the child.
History:
1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 305 of 1996 - Acknowledgment of Parentage Act (722.1001 - 722.1013) › Section 722.1011 - Repealed. 2012, Act 161, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2012.

722.1011 Repealed. 2012, Act 161, Imd. Eff. June 12, 2012.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to notices included in acknowledgment of parentage form.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 305 of 1996 - Acknowledgment of Parentage Act (722.1001 - 722.1013) › Section 722.1012 - Validity of Prior Acknowledgment.

722.1012 Validity of prior acknowledgment.
Sec. 12.
This act does not affect the validity of an acknowledgment signed before the effective date of this act. The procedures for determination of a claim for revocation apply to all acknowledgments, including those signed before the effective date of this act.
History:
1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 305 of 1996 - Acknowledgment of Parentage Act (722.1001 - 722.1013) › Section 722.1013 - Effective Date.

722.1013 Effective date.
Sec. 13.
This act shall take effect June 1, 1997.
History:
1996, Act 305, Eff. June 1, 1997
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 525 of 2008 - Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Act (722.1021 - 722.1031) › Section 722.1021 - Short Title.

722.1021 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "fostering futures scholarship trust fund act".
History:
2008, Act 525, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 525 of 2008 - Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Act (722.1021 - 722.1031) › Section 722.1022 - Definitions.

722.1022 Definitions.
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Department" means the department of treasury.
(b) "Trust fund" means the fostering futures scholarship trust fund created in section 3.
History:
2008, Act 525, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 525 of 2008 - Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Act (722.1021 - 722.1031) › Section 722.1024 - Repealed. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015.

722.1024 Repealed. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to creation of state foster care trust fund board.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 525 of 2008 - Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Act (722.1021 - 722.1031) › Section 722.1025 - Repealed. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015.

722.1025 Repealed. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to qualifications and terms of state foster care trust fund board.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 525 of 2008 - Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Act (722.1021 - 722.1031) › Section 722.1026 - Repealed. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015.

722.1026 Repealed. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to business conducted under open meetings act and availability of writings under freedom of information act.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 525 of 2008 - Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Act (722.1021 - 722.1031) › Section 722.1027 - Repealed. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015.

722.1027 Repealed. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to duties of state foster care trust fund board.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 525 of 2008 - Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Act (722.1021 - 722.1031) › Section 722.1027a - Opportunities to Make Contributions; Collaboration With Higher Education Institution to Assist Foster Care Students With Unmet Financial Education Needs; Use of Money; Contracts.

722.1027a Opportunities to make contributions; collaboration with higher education institution to assist foster care students with unmet financial education needs; use of money; contracts.
Sec. 7a.
(1) The department shall work with the department of human services to serve to provide an opportunity for individuals and organizations to make contributions to go toward providing scholarships to eligible current and former foster care students.
(2) The department shall collaborate with any institution of higher education in this state as determined by the department to assist current and former foster care students who have unmet financial education needs and assist in the effort to create sustainable futures for those foster care students.
(3) Any money provided by the department under this act shall only be used for tuition, fees, room, board, books, supplies, and equipment required for enrollment.
(4) The department may enter into contracts with public or private agencies to fulfill the requirements of this act.
History:
Add. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 525 of 2008 - Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Act (722.1021 - 722.1031) › Section 722.1027b - Fostering Futures Scholarship; Eligibility.

722.1027b Fostering futures scholarship; eligibility.
Sec. 7b.
A foster care student is eligible for a fostering futures scholarship if all of the following apply:
(a) Due to child abuse or child neglect, the foster care student was in foster care after his or her thirteenth birthday.
(b) The foster care student is attending an institution of higher education in this state as determined by the department.
(c) The foster care student has an unmet financial education need.
(d) The foster care student has completed the application and provided the department with the required documentation.
(e) The foster care student maintains satisfactory academic progress as determined by the department.
History:
Add. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 525 of 2008 - Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Act (722.1021 - 722.1031) › Section 722.1028 - Repealed. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015.

722.1028 Repealed. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to recommendations made by state foster care trust fund board.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 525 of 2008 - Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Act (722.1021 - 722.1031) › Section 722.1029 - Department; Powers; Deposit of Money in Fund.

722.1029 Department; powers; deposit of money in fund.
Sec. 9.
(1) The department may do any of the following:
(a) Accept federal money granted by congress or executive order for the purposes of this act as well as gifts, grants, bequests, and donations from individuals, private organizations, or foundations. The acceptance and use of federal money does not commit state money and does not place an obligation upon the legislature to continue the purposes for which the federal money is made available.
(b) Plan, manage, or conduct a campaign to solicit gifts, bequests, grants, or donations of money or property, or pledges of gifts, bequests, grants, or donations.
(2) The department shall credit to the trust fund all amounts appropriated for the trust fund under section 435 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.435.
(3) Money received in the manner described in subsections (1) and (2) shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the trust fund.
History:
2008, Act 525, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 253, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2018
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 525 of 2008 - Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Act (722.1021 - 722.1031) › Section 722.1030 - Disbursement; Limitation.

722.1030 Disbursement; limitation.
Sec. 10.
(1) The department may authorize the disbursement of available money from the trust fund, upon legislative appropriations, as provided in section 3, to fund actual and necessary operating expenses that the department incurs in performing its duties under this act. Authorizations for disbursement of trust fund money under this section shall be kept at a minimum in furtherance of the primary purpose of the trust fund.
(2) Trust fund money shall not be disbursed to a foster care student until after that foster care student has exhausted all other known available restricted grants for qualified educational expenses for postsecondary education provided by a federal, state, or local governmental entity, as determined by the department, except for funds provided under the Michigan promise zone authority act, 2008 PA 549, MCL 390.1661 to 390.1679.
(3) Money provided by the department on behalf of a foster care student under this act shall not exceed the cost of that foster care student's tuition, fees, room, board, books, supplies, and equipment required for enrollment at the institution of higher education as determined by the department.
History:
2008, Act 525, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 525 of 2008 - Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Act (722.1021 - 722.1031) › Section 722.1031 - Annual Accounting of Revenues and Expenditures; Report.

722.1031 Annual accounting of revenues and expenditures; report.
Sec. 11.
(1) The department shall annually prepare an accounting of revenues and expenditures from the trust fund. This accounting shall be prepared using generally accepted accounting principles and in a manner that will provide detailed and itemized information regarding the revenues and expenditures of the trust fund. This accounting shall be provided to the senate and house of representatives appropriations committees.
(2) To the extent practical, the department shall annually prepare an accounting of revenues and expenditures from the trust fund for persons who have donated to the fund. This accounting does not need to be as detailed as the accounting required under subsection (1), but shall include general information about the amount of revenue raised, the types of expenditures made, and what the expenditures were made for.
(3) The department shall annually provide to the house and senate appropriations committee chairs a report that includes all of the following information:
(a) The number of foster children who utilized the fostering futures scholarship program in the year the report is prepared.
(b) The number of foster children who received money from the fostering futures scholarship program and completed a college education in the year the report is prepared.
(c) The amount of money provided annually from the fostering futures scholarship program to each foster child in the year that the report is prepared.
(d) The administrative costs for the fostering futures scholarship program for the year that the report is prepared.
History:
2008, Act 525, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 2009 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 530, Imd. Eff. Jan. 14, 2015
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 544 of 2008 - Children's Advocacy Center Act (722.1041 - 722.1044) › Section 722.1041 - Short Title.

722.1041 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "children's advocacy center act".
History:
2008, Act 544, Eff. Apr. 1, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 544 of 2008 - Children's Advocacy Center Act (722.1041 - 722.1044) › Section 722.1042 - Definitions.

722.1042 Definitions.
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Board" means the domestic violence prevention and treatment board created in section 2 of 1978 PA 389, MCL 400.1502.
(b) "Children's advocacy center" means an entity accredited as a child advocacy center by the national children's alliance or its successor agency.
(c) "Fund" means the children's advocacy center fund created in section 3.
History:
2008, Act 544, Eff. Apr. 1, 2009
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 722 - Children › Act 544 of 2008 - Children's Advocacy Center Act (722.1041 - 722.1044) › Section 722.1043 - Children's Advocacy Center Fund; Creation; Deposit of Money Into Fund; Investment; Money Remaining in Fund at Close of Fiscal Year; Department of Human Services as Administrator.

722.1043 Children's advocacy center fund; creation; deposit of money into fund; investment; money remaining in fund at close of fiscal year; department of human services as administrator.
Sec. 3.
(1) The children's advocacy center fund is created within the state treasury.
(2) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
(3) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(4) The department of human services shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.
History:
2008, Act 544, Eff. Apr. 1, 2009