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Mich. Comp. Laws § 712B.1 (2026)

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PROBATE CODE OF 1939


Act 288 of 1939


712B.1 Chapter; short title.

Sec. 1.

    This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan Indian family preservation act".

History: Add. 2012, Act 565, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2013

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Cited in 76 cases (39 in the last 5 years), 2014–2026 · leading case: In re Beers, 926 N.W.2d 832 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
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In re Beers, 926 N.W.2d 832 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “, the Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA), MCL 712B.1 et seq ., and MCR 3.977(G). ICWA and MIFPA, along with MCR 3.”
In re Payne/Pumphrey/Fortson, 874 N.W.2d 205 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “, the Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA), MCL 712B.1 et seq., and the Michigan court rules.”
In re England, 887 N.W.2d 10 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (the Tribe) and is thus an Indian child, such that the various procedural and substantive provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), 25 USC 1901 et seq.”
In re Detmer/Beaudry, 910 N.W.2d 318 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “Respondent-mother appealed as of right, arguing that the placement of AB and KD violated protections set forth in the Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA), MCL 712B.1 et seq. Because no stay had been entered, the case progressed below.”
In re Jones, 894 N.W.2d 54 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “*112 Respondent argues that the trial court and petitioner, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), failed to make sufficient efforts to determine whether CJ is an Indian child under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), 25 USC 1901 et seq.”
In re McCarrick, 861 N.W.2d 303 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “, and WHITBECK and Stephens, JJ., concurred. In re McCarrick, unpublished order of the Court of Appeals, entered March 28, 2014 (Docket No.”
In re Spears, 872 N.W.2d 852 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “Appellant, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (the tribe), appeals by leave granted the circuit court’s order denying its request to transfer adoption proceedings to the tribal court pursuant to § 7 of the Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA), MCL…”
In re KMN, 870 N.W.2d 75 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “23(2) of the Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA), MCL 712B.1 et seq. ICWA establishes minimum federal standards for the placement of Indian children in foster or adoptive homes that “reflect the unique values of Indian culture.”
In re Williams, 915 N.W.2d 328 (Mich. 2018). “The Legislature carved out an exception to this general rule, however, for the parents of Indian children who voluntarily release their parental rights or consent to termination of those rights under the Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA), MCL 712B.1 et seq . MIFPA,…”
in Re Williams Minors (Mich. 2018). · cites it 2× “13(3) of the Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act (MIFPA), MCL 712B.1 et seq. The court denied Williams’s withdrawal request, reasoning that MCL 712B.”
In Re rolston/luna Minors (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “-2- Respondent-father first argues that the trial court erred when it determined that DHHS satisfied its duty to make active efforts to prevent the breakup of the family and to reunify him with his children. We disagree.”
in Re Spears Minors (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “The statute only permits the circuit court to deny a transfer request in two instances, and the circuit court improperly construed the statue to give it greater authority to deny a transfer.”
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