Court of Appeals Reversed Parental Rights Termination After DHHS Failed to Prove Reunification Efforts and Notice Requirements
The Court of Appeals reversed the Trial Court’s order terminating Respondent-Mother’s parental rights pursuant to MCL 712A.2(b)(1) and (2). DHHS failed to plead aggravated circumstances, and also failed to provide facts supporting their request for termination at initial disposition.
Evidence Was Sufficient To Remove Children From Father’s Custody
The trial court properly ordered that the children be removed from their father’s custody because there was sufficient evidence of the father’s alleged “roughhousing”.