Children: parental rights; grounds for the department to submit a petition for the court to have authority and jurisdiction over a juvenile; include human trafficking violations. Amends sec. 18 of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.638).
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Overview
This bill changes the requirements for when the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) can petition a court to take custody of a child. It expands the list of reasons the department can seek court intervention to include human trafficking violations, in addition to existing categories of abuse and neglect. The bill also clarifies procedures for considering parental rights termination when a parent is suspected of placing a child at risk or failing to protect them.
Key provisions
- Expands the grounds for MDHHS to petition for court intervention to include human trafficking violations.
- Requires MDHHS to include a request for termination of parental rights in initial dispositional hearings when a parent is suspected of placing a child at risk.
- Mandates a conference among agency personnel to discuss parental rights termination before a dispositional hearing.
- Establishes a process for resolving disagreements between agency personnel and attorneys regarding parental rights termination.
- Addresses situations where a parent previously had their parental rights terminated in another state and failed to rectify the conditions that led to the prior termination.
- Includes a broader range of abusive acts that trigger the petitioning process, such as voluntary manslaughter and aiding/abetting murder.
- Specifies that the petitioning process applies to cases where the child is at risk of harm, even if the department doesn't initially believe abuse has occurred.
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