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Court continues Ledbetter pretrial after paternity is confirmed; department to amend petition
Summary
At a Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court pretrial in the Ledbetter matter, attorneys agreed DNA testing established paternity, the Department said it will amend the petition to name the biological father as a respondent, and the court continued the pretrial to March 10 to allow filings and service planning. ICWA notices remain pending.
Judge Shauna, presiding in Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court, continued the Ledbetter case pretrial to Monday, March 10, at 10:30 a.m. after attorneys said DNA testing had established paternity and the Department planned to amend its petition to name the biological father as a respondent.
The Department’s attorney, Sajah Thomas, told the court, “it is our intention to file a petition naming him as a respondent given some of the concerns that we had at the onset of this case when it was brought to CPS attention. But otherwise, that should be coming within the next day or 2.” The statement explained why the department asked the court for time to file the formal amendment.
Why this matters: the amendment would formally name the man identified by DNA testing in the ongoing child-protective matter, which affects who may be subject to the court’s jurisdiction and the department’s case-service plan. Attorneys and agency staff also…
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