COA Vacates Trial Court Order Terminating Father's Parental Rights; Remands Case Citing Failure To Consider Child's Placement With Fictive Kin
The Trial Court’s best interest analysis in terminating Respondent-Father’s parental rights was “erroneously incomplete” due to the Trial Court’s failure to consider CJM’s placement with a “relative” as defined by MCL 712A.13a(1)(j) during the best interest determination.
Trial Court Used Outdated Definition Of ‘Relative’ When Terminating Mom’s Parental Rights
Trial court relied on an outdated statutory definition of “relative” when deciding to terminate a mother’s parental rights.