SB-1119, As Passed Senate, March 4, 2010

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 1119

     A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled

"Probate code of 1939,"

by amending section 15 of chapter XII (MCL 712.15), as amended by

2006 PA 488.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

CHAPTER XII

     Sec. 15. Based on the court's finding under section 14 of this

chapter, the court may issue an order that does 1 of the following:

     (a) Grants legal or physical custody, or both, of the newborn

to the parent and either retains or relinquishes jurisdiction.

     (b) Determines that the best interests of the newborn are not

served by granting custody to the petitioner parent and terminates

the parent's parental rights and gives a child placing agency

custody and care of the newborn orders the child placing agency to

petition the court for jurisdiction under section 2(b) of chapter

XIIA.

     (c) Dismisses the petition.