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Court changes permanency goal to adoption, directs filing of termination petition
Summary
At a third review and permanency-planning hearing, the Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court found no progress by either parent, appointed a court attorney for the child and ordered the Department to file a petition for termination of parental rights; the child will remain in placement with a relative willing to provide permanency.
Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court on the record Oct. 25, 2025, changed the permanency goal for a child removed from the home April 29, 2025, from reunification to adoption, appointed a court‑appointed attorney to represent the child and directed the Department of Health and Human Services to file a petition for termination of parental rights.
The decision followed testimony from Sarah Harvey, a DHHS caseworker, who told the court that neither parent had completed services during the reporting period and that parenting time had been sporadic and then stopped. "No. I don't believe that there's been any progress," Harvey said when asked whether progress toward reunification…
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