Appeals Court: Right Of Discovery Is Not Limited In Adoption Proceedings
The trial court in this adoption case improperly denied the petitioners’ motion for discovery and wrongly quashed subpoenas that were issued to the DHHS and Bethany Christian Services.
Aunt’s Adoption Request “Arbitrarily & Capriciously” Denied By State Agency
The trial court correctly ruled that the superintendent of the Michigan Children’s Institute “arbitrarily and capriciously” denied consent for the petitioner to adopt her niece.
A Sympathetic Court of Appeals Panel in a Section 45 Hearing Adoption Case
A Section 45 adoption case affirming the trial court's ruling that the decision of the Superintendent of the Michigan Children's Institute denying petitioners consent to adopt was not arbitrary and capricious.