 Adoption Proceedings Benchbook—Revised Edition
© August 2009
 The Adoption Proceedings Benchbook has been completely revised and is current through August 2009. The benchbook is in PDF format and is fully searchable using Adobe Acrobat's search features. Future updates to this benchbook will be formatted according to the content and page numbers appearing in this version of the benchbook.
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This electronic version of the benchbook includes hyperlinks to statutory law, court rules, and other MJI publications cited in the benchbook's text, as well as direct links to the cross-references noted within the benchbook itself. Links to published Michigan case law will be added when MJI finalizes access to approved versions of the electronic opinions.
We welcome your suggestions on how we might improve our efforts. Please contact us should you encounter any difficulties with the hyperlinks included in the text.
A complete reference tool, the Adoption Proceedings Benchbook--Revised Edition contains detailed discussions of the following topics:
- Releases and Consents
- Termination of Parental Rights
- Identifying the Father
- International Adoptions
- Temporary, Formal, and Direct Placements
- Adoption Subsidies
- Adult Adoptions
- Stepparent Adoptions
- Rehearings and Appeals
- Recordkeeping and Release of Information
- The Indian Child Welfare Act
The first edition of the Adoption Proceedings Benchbook was funded by a grant from the Michigan Family Independence Agency (now the Department of Human Services).
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