Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 446 > Act 58 of 2022 - Donation of Unclaimed Shoes

• 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
• Child: means an individual less than 18 years of age. See Michigan Laws 710.22
• Child placing agency: means a private organization licensed under 1973 PA 116, MCL 722. See Michigan Laws 710.22
• Court: means the family division of circuit court of this state, or if the context requires, the court having jurisdiction over adoption in another state or country. See Michigan Laws 710.22
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Direct placement: means a placement in which a parent or guardian selects an adoptive parent for a child, other than a stepparent or an individual related to the child within the fifth degree by marriage, blood, or adoption, and transfers physical custody of the child to the prospective adoptive parent. See Michigan Laws 710.22
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. 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