Trial Court Plainly Erred By Not Informing Respondent-Mother Of Her Appellate Rights Following Removal Of Children
The Trial Court plainly erred when it found that Respondent-Mother was not entitled to reasonable efforts to reunify Respondent-Mother with her minor children and when it failed to inform Respondent-Mother of her appellate rights following the Trial Court’s removal of the children from Respondent-Mother’s care.
Michigan Supreme Court Finds DHHS Did Not Make Reasonable Efforts at Reunification
The Michigan Supreme Court determined that DHHS “has an affirmative duty to make reasonable efforts to reunify a family before seeking termination of parental rights.”
Agency Did Not Make Proper Referrals: Mom’s Parental Rights Wrongly Terminated
The trial court improperly terminated the respondent-mother’s parental rights because DHHS failed to make reasonable efforts to reunify the respondent with her children.