Order Not Appealable ‘By Right’ Is Instead Treated As ‘Application’ To Appeal
The order from which the respondent appealed in this termination of parental rights case was not a “final order” pursuant to the court rules, a Michigan Court of Appeals majority has decided.
Trial Court Did Not Have Jurisdiction: Termination of Parental Rights Vacated
A trial court erred by exercising jurisdiction over a juvenile, therefore, the order terminating the respondent-father’s parental rights to the child had to be vacated.