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Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.875b (2026)

Legal guardianship as judicially created relationship; transfer of parental rights to guardian.

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GUARDIANSHIP ASSISTANCE ACT


Act 260 of 2008


722.875b Legal guardianship as judicially created relationship; transfer of parental rights to guardian.

Sec. 5b.

    The legal guardianship must be a judicially created relationship as provided for under sections 19a and 19c of chapter XIIA of the probate code, MCL 712A.19a and 712A.19c, another state's law or code, or tribal law or code when the child is a ward of this state, between the child and the child's guardian that is intended to be permanent and self-sustaining as evidenced by the transfer to the guardian of the following parental rights with respect to the child:

    (a) Protection.

    (b) Education.

    (c) Care and control of the individual.

    (d) Custody of the individual.

    (e) Decision making.

    

    

History: Add. 2009, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Apr. 9, 2009 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 227, Imd. Eff. Dec. 17, 2015 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 68, Imd. Eff. July 12, 2023

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: In Re a Dixon Minor (Mich. Ct. App. 2026).
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In Re a Dixon Minor (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “Specifically, respondent argues that the trial court failed to give adequate weight to AJD’s placement with relatives, and failed to consider alternatives to termination of her parental rights, such as a guardianship under MCL 722.875b. We disagree. A trial court should weigh…”
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