Michigan Laws 722.124 – Persons authorized to place child
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 722.124
- Child placing agency: means a governmental organization or an agency organized under the nonprofit corporation act, 1982 PA 162, MCL 450. See Michigan Laws 722.111
- Department: means the department of health and human services and the department of licensing and regulatory affairs or a successor agency or department responsible for licensure under this act. See Michigan Laws 722.111
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Related: means 1 of the following:
(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii), a relative as defined in section 13a of chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A. See Michigan Laws 722.111
Only a parent, guardian of the person of a child, a person related to a child by blood, marriage, or adoption, a child placing agency, or a governmental unit may place a child in the control and care of a person. This section does not prevent foster parents from placing foster children in temporary care according to rules promulgated by the department.