March 10, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Slezak, Paul Scott, Liss, Womack, Neumann and Haugh and referred to the Committee on Families and Children's Services.
A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled
"Probate code of 1939,"
(MCL 710.21 to 712A.32) by adding section 19d to chapter XIIA.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
CHAPTER XIIA
Sec. 19d. If an individual can verify, using historical
evidence, that the individual's parent had his or her parental
rights terminated under section 2(b) of this chapter or that the
parent voluntarily terminated or relinquished his or her parental
rights as part of a plea agreement resulting from an investigation
regarding parental rights termination under section 2(b) of this
chapter, the court shall enter an order allowing the individual
access to records relating to the investigation of parental rights
termination conducted by the department for the court and to the
individual's birth records. Access to records described in this
section shall be allowed even if the individual has been adopted as
long as the individual can verify the parent-child relationship.
Historical evidence includes, but is not limited to, a death
certificate, a birth certificate or other birth records, any other
public record that shows the parent-child relationship between the
individual seeking the records and the parent whose parental rights
were terminated, and any other evidence normally admissible under
court rules.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5948(request no.
03290'09 *) of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.