The Michigan Supreme Court has adopted amendments to various Michigan Court Rules (MCR) that apply to termination of parental rights cases.

The trial court in this child-protective proceeding correctly placed the mother’s children under its jurisdiction because “some efforts” were made by DHHS to prevent removal of the children.

The Michigan COA has ruled that it did not have jurisdiction to hear the appeal in a child-welfare case because trial counsel filed the appeal, and not the father whose parental rights were terminated.

The Court of Appeals published two cases this week in child welfare cases. The first In re Kanjia and the second in In re McCarrick/Lamoreaux.