Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.957 (2026)

Adoption facilitator; placement based on age, race, religious affiliation, disability, or income level; participation of parent or guardian in selection of adoptive parent.

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FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION SERVICES ACT

Act 203 of 1994

722.957 Adoption facilitator; placement based on age, race, religious affiliation, disability, or income level; participation of parent or guardian in selection of adoptive parent.

Sec. 7.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an adoption facilitator shall not refuse to provide services to a potential adoptive parent based solely on age, race, religious affiliation, disability, or income level. A child placing agency shall not make placement decisions based solely on age, race, religious affiliation, disability, or income level.

(2) Subsection (1), as related to religious affiliation, does not apply to a private child placing agency operated, supervised, or controlled by a religious institution or organization that limits services or gives preference to an applicant of the same religion.

(3) In an adoption in which a parent or guardian selects or participates in the selection of the adoptive parent, an adoption facilitator shall allow the parent or guardian the option of selecting from the adoption facilitator's entire pool of potential adoptive parents who have been determined suitable to be adoptive parents of adoptees.

History: 1994, Act 203, Eff. Jan. 1, 1995

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2015–2015 · leading case: In re ASF, 876 N.W.2d 253 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015).

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In re ASF, 876 N.W.2d 253 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “Preliminarily, petitioners contend that the superintendent’s consideration of their ages violated MCL 722.957(1) and the Michigan Civil Rights Act (CRA), MCL 37.”

in Re Asf Minor (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “Preliminarily, petitioners contend that the superintendent’s consideration of their ages violated MCL 722.957(1) and the Michigan Civil Rights Act (CRA), MCL 37.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 722.957(1) — 2 cases

In re ASF, 876 N.W.2d 253 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “Preliminarily, petitioners contend that the superintendent’s consideration of their ages violated MCL 722.957(1) and the Michigan Civil Rights Act (CRA), MCL 37.”

in Re Asf Minor (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “Preliminarily, petitioners contend that the superintendent’s consideration of their ages violated MCL 722.957(1) and the Michigan Civil Rights Act (CRA), MCL 37.”

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