Michigan Court of Appeals in Lansing, MI is a judicial body that recently made two concerning rulings regarding direct placement adoptions in Michigan. These rulings allow putative fathers to halt adoptions by obtaining an order of filiation from the trial court, regardless of the stage of the adoption process or their level of support for the child or mother.
The Court of Appeals' decision in In re MGR, Minor and In re LMB, Minor has raised concerns among prospective adoptive parents, as it undermines the progress of adoptions and grants putative fathers significant power to disrupt the process. These rulings have sparked a debate about the rights of putative fathers and the impact on adoption proceedings in Michigan.
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