Sufficiency of Plea in Juvenile Cases
A defendant must understand their plea before it can be entered in front of the court. With juveniles, MCR 3.941(C) says “the court shall tell the juvenile: the possible dispositions.”
Trial Courts Must Now Use Specific Language When Finalizing Adoptions
The Michigan SCT has directed that, when finalizing adoptions, trial courts must use specific language on the record, indicating that no appeal is pending in the underlying TPR case.