Father’s parental rights properly terminated though the decision to do so was partly based on the testimony of a social worker with disciplinary proceedings.

DHHS made reasonable efforts to reunify the respondent-parents with their child despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic

A trial court’s order authorizing removal of the respondent’s minor child must be vacated, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

In a case where the respondent-mother’s parental rights had been terminated, the COA held that her appeal was not moot, even though the child died while the appeal was pending.