Lenawee County judge extends juvenile-court jurisdiction, releases children to father and schedules Feb. 26 review

At a permanency planning review in Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court, the judge extended juvenile-court jurisdiction over two children, released them to their father, Anthony Fox, and set a review hearing for Feb. 26 at 1:30 p.m., while directing continued monitoring and completion of pending DNA testing.

The court made the decision after hearing from Eva Copas, a child welfare specialist, who told the court she had observed progress in the mother’s parenting and reported the children were doing well in their current routines. Copas said, "I would recommend that it's in the best interest for these children for the court to release jurisdiction of these children," while noting the department asked the court to maintain jurisdiction over the youngest child only because DNA testing to confirm paternity remained…