Section 712B.39 – Invalidation of Actions; Petition.
712B.39 Invalidation of actions; petition. Sec. 39. Any Indian child who is the subject of an action for foster care placement or termination of parental rights under state law, any parent or Indian custodian from whose custody an Indian child was removed, and the Indian child’s tribe may petition any court of competent jurisdiction to […]
Section 712B.41 – Severability.
712B.41 Severability. Sec. 41. If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason in a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or any other application of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. […]
Section 713.1-713.6 – Repealed. 1978, Act 642, Eff. July 1, 1979.
713.1-713.6 Repealed. 1978, Act 642, Eff. July 1, 1979.
Section 712B.27 – Voluntary Placement Consent; Visitation; Notice of Pending Proceeding; Providing Certain Information to Indian Individual Reaching Age of 18; Withdrawal of Consent by Parent; Petition for Return of Custody.
712B.27 Voluntary placement consent; visitation; notice of pending proceeding; providing certain information to Indian individual reaching age of 18; withdrawal of consent by parent; petition for return of custody. Sec. 27. (1) If a release or consent to adoption under chapter X is executed, consent to voluntary placement of an Indian child must also be […]
Section 712B.29 – Child Taken Into Custody Under Section 14 of Chapter Xiia; Termination of Subsequent Placement; Condition; Initiation of Child Custody Proceeding; Duties of Court.
712B.29 Child taken into custody under section 14 of chapter XIIA; termination of subsequent placement; condition; initiation of child custody proceeding; duties of court. Sec. 29. (1) If an Indian child is taken into custody under section 14 of chapter XIIA, the subsequent placement shall terminate immediately when the removal and placement are no longer […]
Section 712B.31 – Agreements.
712B.31 Agreements. Sec. 31. (1) The state is authorized to enter into agreements with tribes in this state regarding the care and custody of Indian children, funding of the care and custody of Indian children, and jurisdiction over child custody proceedings, including agreements that may provide for transfer of jurisdiction on a case-by-case basis and […]
Section 712B.33 – Department Review of Cases; Monitoring; Standards and Procedures.
712B.33 Department review of cases; monitoring; standards and procedures. Sec. 33. The department, in consultation with Indian tribes in this state, shall establish standards and procedures for the department’s review of cases subject to this chapter and methods for monitoring the department’s compliance with provisions of the Indian child welfare act and this chapter. History: […]
Section 712B.35 – Providing Secretary and Tribal Enrollment Officer With Copy of Court Decree or Order; Other Information.
712B.35 Providing secretary and tribal enrollment officer with copy of court decree or order; other information. Sec. 35. (1) A Michigan court entering a final decree or order in any Indian child adoptive placement shall provide the secretary and the tribal enrollment officer of the appropriate tribe with a copy of the decree or order […]
Section 712B.37 – Census.
712B.37 Census. Sec. 37. The department shall publish annually a census with no individually identifiable information of all Indian children in the department’s care and custody. The census shall include, by county and statewide, information regarding the Indian children on all of the following: (a) Legal status. (b) Placement information and whether it complies with […]
Section 712B.7 – Jurisdiction; Exclusive; Emergency; Transfer; Good Cause Determination; Right to Intervene or Participate in Proceeding; Full Faith and Credit to Public Acts, Records, and Judicial Proceedings.
712B.7 Jurisdiction; exclusive; emergency; transfer; good cause determination; right to intervene or participate in proceeding; full faith and credit to public acts, records, and judicial proceedings. Sec. 7. (1) An Indian tribe has exclusive jurisdiction over any child custody proceeding involving an Indian child who resides or is domiciled within the reservation of that tribe. […]