February 9, 2010, Introduced by Senators JACOBS, BIRKHOLZ, PAPPAGEORGE, JANSEN, HARDIMAN and RICHARDVILLE and referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services.
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 2b of chapter
XIIA.
(c) Dismisses the petition.