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imageAdoption Proceedings Benchbook

(312 pages) This book is available in pdf format for viewing, printing, and/or downloading. Scroll down for links.

A complete reference tool, the Adoption Proceedings Benchbook 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
  • Step-Parent Adoptions
  • Rehearings and Appeals
  • Record Keeping and Release of Information
  • The Indian Child Welfare Act

In addition to the law and procedure applicable to adoption proceedings, this benchbook contains numerous checklists and forms.

The Adoption Proceedings Benchbook was funded by a grant from the Michigan Family Independence Agency.

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