2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 400 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Act 280 of 1939 - THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACT (400.1 - 400.122)
280-1939-COUNTY-DEPARTMENT-OF-SOCIAL-SERVICES - COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (400.45...400.122)
Section 400.115k - Appeal of determination; notice of rights of appeal.
THE SOCIAL WELFARE ACT (EXCERPT)Act 280 of 1939
400.115k Appeal of determination; notice of rights of appeal.
Sec. 115k.
(1) An adoptee, the adoptee's guardian, or the adoptive parent or parents may appeal a determination of the department made under this act. The appeal shall be conducted pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. An appeal brought pursuant to chapter 6 of Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.301 to 24.306 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall be heard as follows:
(a) In the case of an adoptee residing in this state, by the probate court for the county in which the petition for adoption was filed or the county in which the adoptee is found.
(b) In the case of an adoptee not residing in this state, by the probate court for the county in which the petition for adoption was filed.
(2) The department shall notify the adoptee and the adoptive parent or parents of their rights of appeal under this section.
History: Add. 1994, Act 238, Eff. July 5, 1994
Popular Name: Act 280
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