| Section 710.21 | Section | Short title of act; Michigan adoption code. |
| Section 710.21a | Section | General purposes of chapter. |
| Section 710.21b | Section | Court order or decree issued in another country; rights and obligations of parties. |
| Section 710.22 | Section | Definitions. |
| Section 710.22a | Section | Adoption placement or issuance of order prohibited; convictions. |
| Section 710.23 | Section | Hearing appeal brought under MCL 400.115k; powers of court. |
| Section 710.23a | Section | Direct placement by parent or guardian of child for adoption; temporary placement; formal placement; selection by parent or guardian not delegated; information to be provided by prospective adoptive parent, adoption attorney, or child placing agency; placement of child with stepparent or relative; attendance of child at hearing. |
| Section 710.23b | Section | Placement of child by child placing agency or department of social services; written authorization from parent or guardian for temporary placement; assistance; involvement of parent or guardian in selection of adoptive parent; validity of authorization. |
| Section 710.23c | Section | Placement of child by court. |
| Section 710.23d | Section | Temporary placement; procedures. |
| Section 710.23e | Section | Temporary placement; hearing to determine custody; petition; ex parte order to return child to parent or guardian; petition requesting court jurisdiction; temporary disposition; powers of court; act as exclusive remedy. |
| Section 710.23f | Section | Preplacement assessment. |
| Section 710.24 | Section | Petition for adoption; filing; jurisdiction; verification; contents. |
| Section 710.24a | Section | Interested parties; appointment of guardian to defeat parent's status as interested party. |
| Section 710.25 | Section | Proceedings; priority; disposition; adjournment or continuance. |
| Section 710.26 | Section | Documentation required; informing adoptee and adoptive parents of MCL 710.27a, 710.27b, 710.68, 710.68a, and 710.68b; applicability of subsection (2); providing adoptee and adoptive parents with list of adoption support groups; applicability of subsection (3). |
| Section 710.27 | Section | Nonidentifying information to be provided prospective adoptive parent; time of submission; supplemental information; compilation; maintenance; transmission; destruction of information as misdemeanor; forwarding adoption records; adoptions to which section applicable; exchanging identifying information. |
| Section 710.27a | Section | Statement consenting to or denying release of identifying information; statement providing notice that former parent deceased; statement releasing adult former sibling's name and address; presumption of release of certain identifying information. |
| Section 710.27b | Section | Central adoption registry; establishment; maintenance; statements to be kept on file; forms; transmission of clearance reply; attachments; transmission of statement releasing former adult sibling's name and address. |
| Section 710.28 | Section | Release; persons authorized to execute; release to child placing agency or department; advising parent or guardian of child placing agencies; advising agencies of child's availability for adoption; release of child by agency to department; child as state ward; proof accompanying release. |
| Section 710.29 | Section | Release; separate instrument; persons before whom release executed and acknowledged; execution in another state or country; investigation; explaining legal rights to parent or guardian; order terminating rights; order committing child; foster care funding; termination of jurisdiction; hearing to consider revocation of release. |
| Section 710.31 | Section | Child born out of wedlock; inability to obtain release or consent of natural father; release by mother; petition of dependency or neglect; order authorizing temporary care; delaying formal execution of mother's release. |
| Section 710.33 | Section | Notice of intent to claim paternity. |
| Section 710.34 | Section | Ex parte petition evidencing intent to release or consent; notice of intent to release or consent; form. |
| Section 710.36 | Section | Hearing to determine whether child born out of wedlock and to determine identity and rights of father; filing proof of service of notice of intent or acknowledgment; copy of notice of intent to claim paternity; notice of hearing; contents; filing proof of service of notice of hearing; waiver; evidence of identity; adjournment of proceedings. |
| Section 710.37 | Section | Termination of rights of putative father. |
| Section 710.39 | Section | Inquiry into fitness of putative father; determining best interests of child; termination of rights of putative father; order granting custody to putative father and legitimating child; fee; report. |
| Section 710.41 | Section | Conditions to placing child in home for purpose of adoption; adoption by foster parent or by petitioner married to parent having legal custody. |
| Section 710.43 | Section | Consent to adoption; persons authorized to execute. |
| Section 710.44 | Section | Consent to adoption; separate instrument; persons before whom consent executed and acknowledged; execution in another state or country; investigation; explaining legal rights of parent or guardian; conditions to execution of adoptee's consent to adoption. |
| Section 710.45 | Section | Withholding of consent by representative or court; motion by petitioner; decision by court; termination of rights; entering orders; appeal. |
| Section 710.46 | Section | Investigation; considerations; report; waiver. |
| Section 710.48 | Section | Repealed. 1980, Act 288, Eff. Oct. 17, 1980. |
| Section 710.51 | Section | Order terminating rights of parents or person in loco parentis; extension of time; conditions; child as ward of court; termination of jurisdiction; marriage of petitioner to parent having legal custody; placement without making child ward of court; evidence; order terminating rights of divorced or unmarried parent not having legal custody; conditions; consent to services for child by prospective adoptive parents. |
| Section 710.52 | Section | Supervision of child; reports. |
| Section 710.54 | Section | Prohibitions as to money or other consideration or thing of value; statement; compensation for certain activities prohibited; payment of charges; documents filed with court; assuring compliance; approval of fees and expenses; violation. |
| Section 710.55 | Section | Persons authorized to place child for adoption or solicit biological or adoptive parents; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; “solicit” defined. |
| Section 710.55a | Section | Representation by attorney. |
| Section 710.56 | Section | Order of adoption; time; waiver; extension of time; hearing; effect of filing petition for rehearing or appeal from order terminating parental rights; conditions; adoption of adult. |
| Section 710.58 | Section | Order of adoption; certified copies. |
| Section 710.58a | Section | Information to be forwarded by court; “primary adoption facilitator” and “public information form” defined. |
| Section 710.59 | Section | Changing name of adopted child; effect on order of adoption and exemplification of record. |
| Section 710.60 | Section | Adoptee to be known and called by new name; status and liability of persons adopting adoptee; rights and duties of adopted person; adopted person as heir at law; order for grandparenting time. |
| Section 710.62 | Section | Effect of denying order of adoption. |
| Section 710.63 | Section | Denial of petition or motion or failure to issue order; statement by court. |
| Section 710.64 | Section | Rehearing; modifying or setting aside order; entering order with respect to original hearing or rehearing of contested matters. |
| Section 710.65 | Section | Appeal to court of appeals; staying court order pending appeal; priority. |
| Section 710.66 | Section | Adult adoptee; rescinding adoption by stepparent and restoring parental rights of parent; rescission petition; filing new certificate of birth; hearing; certified copies; effect of entry of order of rescission. |
| Section 710.67 | Section | Disposition of adoption records; copying or inspecting records; petition; notice and hearing; granting or denying petition; disclosing names of biological or adoptive parents; certified copy of new birth certificate; powers and duties of children's ombudsman. |
| Section 710.68 | Section | Nonidentifying and identifying information; request; availability; release; request for adoption record information; identity of court or child placing agency; counseling; list of adoption support groups; transmitting information of medical or genetic condition; return of information undelivered; placement of information in adoption files; releasing or transmitting copies; information returned undelivered; notice to department of public health; sealing original and preparing new birth certificate; release of identifying information as misdemeanor; adoptions to which section applicable; “adult adoptee” defined; fees; waiver; powers and duties of children's ombudsman. |
| Section 710.68a | Section | Providing information pamphlet, list of adoption support groups, and information about MCL 710.27a, 710.27b, 710.68 and 710.68b; placement of requester's current address in adoption files. |
| Section 710.68b | Section | Definitions; petition to appoint confidential intermediary to search for and contact former family member; approval; training; oath of confidentiality; duties of confidential intermediary; acceptance of money or other value; failure to contact former family member. |
| Section 710.69 | Section | Violation of MCL 710.41 as felony. |
| Section 710.70 | Section | Prior adoption proceedings or orders of adoption. |