Legal Opinion
In re ASF
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided July 14, 2015No. Docket No. 324821PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioners Samuel Spann and Janet Spann, the grandparents of the minor child ASF, sought to adopt ASF after the parental rights of ASF’s biological parents were terminated. The superintendent of the Michigan Children’s Institute (MCI) withheld consent to adopt. Petitioners challenged the superintendent’s decision in circuit court. After conducting a hearing pursuant to MCL 710.45(2) (§ 45 hearing), the circuit court found that the superintendent’s decision was not arbitrary and capricious, and accordingly, the circuit court upheld that decision. The lawyer-guardian ad litem (LGAL) for the…
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