Michigan

710.1-710.14 Repealed.

710.21 Short title of act; Michigan adoption code.

710.21a General purposes of chapter.

710.21b Court order or decree issued in another country; rights and obligations of parties.

710.22 Definitions.

710.22a Adoption placement or issuance of order prohibited; convictions.

710.23 Hearing appeal brought under MCL 400.115k; powers of court.

710.23a Direct placement by parent or guardian of child for adoption; temporary placement; formal placement; selection by parent or guardian not delegated; information to

710.23b Placement of child by child placing agency or department of social services; written authorization from parent or guardian for temporary placement; assistance; in

710.23c Placement of child by court.

710.23d Temporary placement; procedures.

710.23e Temporary placement; hearing to determine custody; petition; ex parte order to return child to parent or guardian; petition requesting court jurisdiction; tempora

710.23f Preplacement assessment.

710.23g Requirement to provide services that conflict with child placing agency's religious beliefs prohibited; adverse action against child placing agency prohibited.

710.24 Petition for adoption; filing; jurisdiction; verification; contents; preplacement assessment; omission of certain identifying information.

710.24a Interested parties; appointment of guardian to defeat parent's status as interested party.

710.25 Proceedings; priority; disposition; adjournment or continuance.

710.26 Documentation required; informing adoptee and adoptive parents of MCL 710.27a, 710.27b, 710.68, 710.68a, and 710.68b; applicability of subsection (2); providing ad

710.27 Nonidentifying information to be provided prospective adoptive parent; time of submission; supplemental information; compilation; maintenance; transmission; destru

710.27a Statement consenting to or denying release of identifying information; statement providing notice that former parent deceased; statement releasing adult former si

710.27b Central adoption registry; establishment; maintenance; statements to be kept on file; forms; transmission of clearance reply; attachments; transmission of stateme

710.28 Release; persons authorized to execute; release to child placing agency or department; advising parent or guardian of child placing agencies; advising agencies of

710.29 Release; separate instrument; persons before whom release executed and acknowledged; execution in another state or country; out-of-court release; verified statemen

710.31 Child born out of wedlock; inability to obtain release or consent of natural father; release by mother; petition of dependency or neglect; order authorizing tempor

710.33 Notice of intent to claim paternity.

710.34 Ex parte petition evidencing intent to release or consent; notice of intent to release or consent; form.

710.36 Hearing to determine whether child born out of wedlock and to determine identity and rights of father; filing proof of service of notice of intent or acknowledgmen

710.37 Termination of rights of putative father.

710.39 Inquiry into fitness of putative father; determining best interests of child; termination of rights of putative father; determination that rights of putative fathe

710.41 Conditions to placing child in home for purpose of adoption; adoption by foster parent or by petitioner married to parent having legal custody.

710.43 Consent to adoption; persons authorized to execute.

710.44 Consent to adoption; separate instrument; persons before whom consent executed and acknowledged; execution in another state or country; verified statement; investi

710.45 Withholding of consent by representative or court; motion by petitioner; decision by court; termination of rights; entering orders; appeal.

710.46 Investigation; considerations; report; waiver.

710.48 Repealed.

710.51 Order terminating rights of parents or person in loco parentis; placement of child with petitioner; extension of time; conditions; child as ward of court; terminat

710.52 Supervision of child; reports.

710.54 Prohibitions as to money or other consideration or thing of value; statement; compensation for certain activities prohibited; payment of charges; documents filed w

710.55 Persons authorized to place child for adoption or advertise for, solicit, or recruit biological or adoptive parents or guardians; violation as misdemeanor; penalty

710.55a Representation by attorney.

710.56 Order of adoption; time; waiver; extension of time; hearing; effect of filing petition for rehearing or appeal from order terminating parental rights; conditions;

710.56a Repealed.

710.58 Order of adoption; certified copies.

710.58a Information to be forwarded by court; “primary adoption facilitator” and “public information form” defined.

710.59 Changing name of adopted child; effect on order of adoption and exemplification of record.

710.60 Adoptee to be known and called by new name; status and liability of persons adopting adoptee; rights and duties of adopted person; adopted person as heir at law; o

710.62 Effect of denying order of adoption.

710.63 Denial of petition or motion or failure to issue order; statement by court.

710.64 Rehearing; modifying or setting aside order; entering order with respect to original hearing or rehearing of contested matters.

710.65 Appeal to court of appeals; staying court order pending appeal; priority.

710.66 Adult adoptee; rescinding adoption by stepparent and restoring parental rights of parent; rescission petition; filing new certificate of birth; hearing; certified

710.67 Disposition of adoption records; copying or inspecting records; petition; notice and hearing; granting or denying petition; disclosing names of biological or adopt

710.68 Nonidentifying and identifying information; request; availability; release; request for adoption record information; identity of court or child placing agency; cou

710.68a Providing information pamphlet, list of adoption support groups, and information about MCL 710.27a, 710.27b, 710.68 and 710.68b; placement of requester's current

710.68b Definitions; petition to appoint confidential intermediary to search for and contact former family member; approval; training; oath of confidentiality; duties of

710.69 Violation of MCL 710.41 as felony.

710.70 Prior adoption proceedings or orders of adoption.