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Mich. Comp. Laws § 710.70 (2026)

Prior adoption proceedings or orders of adoption.

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PROBATE CODE OF 1939


Act 288 of 1939


710.70 Prior adoption proceedings or orders of adoption.

Sec. 70.

    (1) Adoption proceedings commenced before January 1, 1975, shall be consummated according to the provisions of this chapter which were in effect at the time the petition was filed, except that sections 64 and 65 shall apply to orders entered after January 1, 1975.

    (2) An order of adoption entered before January 1, 1975, in conformity with the law then in effect is not affected or impaired by the repeal of sections 1 to 14 of this chapter, as amended.

History: Add. 1974, Act 296, Eff. Jan. 1, 1975

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Cited in 6 cases, 1972–2012 · leading case: People v. New, 398 N.W.2d 358 (Mich. 1986).
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People v. New, 398 N.W.2d 358 (Mich. 1986). · cites it 4× “31(10); New York Code Crim Proc, § 710.70(2) (McKinney). Other states authorize conditional pleas by judicial decision.”
People v. Jordan, 362 N.W.2d 655 (Mich. 1985). · cites it 4× “As my brother LEVIN notes, three states statutorily allow a defendant to appeal an order denying a motion to suppress evidence notwithstanding a prior guilty plea.”
People v. Ginther, 212 N.W.2d 922 (Mich. 1973). · cites it 2× “5(m); McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated, Book 11A, Criminal Procedure Law, § 710.70, ¶ 2. [2] Cf. People v Harrison, 386 Mich 269, 276 ; 191 NW2d 371 (1971).”
People v. Ricky Smith, 270 N.W.2d 697 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 2× “5(m); NY Crim Pro Code § 710.70(2); Wisc Stat Ann § 971.31(10). Also, some commentators have endorsed the adoption of rules or statutes authorizing qualified pleas.”
Usitalo v. Landon, 829 N.W.2d 359 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “21 through MCL 710.70, only permits adoptions by a single person or a married couple, and that because Michigan does not recognize same-sex marriages, plaintiffs adoption of the minor child was void ab initio.”
People v. Wickham, 200 N.W.2d 339 (Mich. Ct. App. 1972). “5, subdivision (m); New York Crim Proc Law, § 710.70, subdivision 2; cf. Doran v Wilson, 369 F2d 505, 507 (CA 9, 1966).”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 710.70(2) — 3 cases
People v. New, 398 N.W.2d 358 (Mich. 1986). “31(10); New York Code Crim Proc, § 710.70(2) (McKinney). Other states authorize conditional pleas by judicial decision.”
People v. Jordan, 362 N.W.2d 655 (Mich. 1985). “As my brother LEVIN notes, three states statutorily allow a defendant to appeal an order denying a motion to suppress evidence notwithstanding a prior guilty plea.”
People v. Ricky Smith, 270 N.W.2d 697 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). “5(m); NY Crim Pro Code § 710.70(2); Wisc Stat Ann § 971.31(10). Also, some commentators have endorsed the adoption of rules or statutes authorizing qualified pleas.”
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