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Judge orders adoption be pursued, directs agency to file termination petition within 28 days
Summary
At a Lenawee County permanent planning hearing, the court changed the child’s permanency goal to adoption, directed the agency to file a petition to terminate parental rights within 28 days and scheduled a review hearing April 28; the court cited ongoing housing, financial and substance-use barriers for the parents.
The judge at a Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court hearing ordered the child’s permanency goal changed to adoption and directed the agency to file a petition to terminate parental rights within 28 days, with a review hearing set for April 28 at 10:30 a.m.
Court testimony and documents presented at the permanent planning hearing showed the child, Kyler, is placed with caregivers who have bonded with him and prefer legal permanency through adoption, while the child welfare agency reported persistent barriers to reunification including housing instability, financial instability and parental substance use.
Leslie Conrad, a foster-care worker with Fostering Solutions, testified she observed the child in placement on Jan. 22, 2025, and said the placement is “very invested in Kyler’s development” and that the child has reached developmental milestones and is bonding with the caregivers. Conrad told the court the caregivers refer to the placement as “mom and dad” and that they want legal permanency; she also said…
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