Terms Used In Michigan Laws 710.21a

  • Adoptee: means the individual who is to be adopted, regardless of whether the individual is a child or an adult. See Michigan Laws 710.22
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  The general purposes of this chapter are:
  (a) To provide that each adoptee in this state who needs adoption services receives those services.
  (b) To provide procedures and services that will safeguard and promote the best interests of each adoptee in need of adoption and that will protect the rights of all parties concerned. If conflicts arise between the rights of the adoptee and the rights of another, the rights of the adoptee shall be paramount.
  (c) To provide prompt legal proceedings to assure that the adoptee is free for adoptive placement at the earliest possible time.
  (d) To achieve permanency and stability for adoptees as quickly as possible.
  (e) To support the permanency of a finalized adoption by allowing all interested parties to participate in proceedings regarding the adoptee.