Child-Protective Case Remanded For ‘Appropriate Findings Of Fact’ & Missing ‘Jurisdictional Analysis’
The trial court in this child-protective proceeding did not “articulate an adequate basis or make sufficient factual findings to justify its denial of jurisdiction” over the minor child, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
Mother’s Waiver Correctly Enforced In Later Removal Hearings
The trial court in this child removal case properly accepted the respondent-mother’s waiver of a probable cause hearing and did not err by enforcing that waiver in subsequent proceedings, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.