Foreclosing governmental entities are statutorily and constitutionally required to provide timely notice regarding the rights of individuals with an interest in a property upon the issuance of a foreclosure judgment, to ensure that former property owners can successfully pursue any remaining proceeds as set forth in the GPTA, post-Rafaeli.

The Trial Court’s best interest analysis in terminating Respondent-Father’s parental rights was “erroneously incomplete” due to the Trial Court’s failure to consider CJM’s placement with a “relative” as defined by MCL 712A.13a(1)(j) during the best interest determination.