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Judge ends court jurisdiction after Lenawee County reunification review
Summary
After a permanency review hearing in Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court, the judge terminated the court’s jurisdiction in a child-protection case, finding no immediate risk of harm and that both parents largely complied with court-ordered services.
A judge in Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court ordered the court's jurisdiction to end in a child-abuse-and-neglect case after a review hearing in which the department and attorneys said the parents had largely complied with their case service plans and the children were safe in their mother's home.
Court records and testimony at the hearing showed the three children remained living with their mother, Chanel Deakins, and that the department's court worker reported continued engagement with services and no immediate safety concerns.
Francesca Madrid, the court worker who filed the court report, told the court: "For Ms. Deakins, I would say substantial compliance. She has remained engaged with our services, has remained engaged with FRP, which…
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