A Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court judge on an unspecified hearing date accepted a no-contest plea from the child's father, Michael Madrid, and incorporated a case services plan intended to guide reunification for the child's mother, Tiana Allen. The court ordered that the child remain in his current foster placement while parents engage in the services outlined by the department.

Abigail Patton, a foster-care worker with the department, told the court she visited the child on Oct. 14, 2025, and observed developmental milestones and weight gain. "When I got the chance to see him, he had been in the home for about a week, and it was reported that he had gained a pound...and he's up 5 pounds since being in this place," Patton said. She also reported nighttime crying and that a pediatrician recommended a sleep study to be scheduled through the University of Michigan because of a backlog.

The court admitted the court report and the signed case service plan into the record without objection. The permanency goal for the child was stated as reunification. The plan includes substance-abuse treatment, mental-health services, parenting classes and assistance with housing and employment, according to department counsel and the caseworker.

Judge (presiding) canvassed Madrid about the rights he would be waiving by entering a no-contest plea and confirmed the plea was made knowingly and voluntarily. "If I accept your plea, we're giving up your right to a trial by judge or a trial by jury," the judge said while explaining the consequences. The court accepted Madrid's plea and advised that the plea could later be used in proceedings to terminate parental rights if termination becomes an issue.

Attorneys and the court commended Allen for engaging in residential substance-abuse treatment. Allen testified she is completing about 30 days at Sacred Heart Clearview and expects discharge around Nov. 19; she said she plans to live with a brother in Adrian, Mich., and requested transportation help for parenting visits. The department indicated Allen has parenting time twice weekly at 3:30 p.m., with one visit currently virtual while she is in residential treatment.

The court set a 90-day review for the mother and later scheduled the next review date for 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The court also set an initial-disposition date for Madrid on Dec. 1 at 1:30 p.m. The judge directed caseworkers and probation to share probation terms and to verify compliance with required conditions between hearings.

The court noted that an affidavit of parentage had been signed and filed with the state and that the official filing number was still pending; the court indicated it would accept the filed affidavit pending receipt of the state file copy. The child will remain in placement "the safest and least restrictive under the circumstances" while parents work the case plan, the judge said.

No jail or criminal sentence will result from the juvenile-court plea itself; the judge and counsel clarified that this proceeding is civil in nature and that compliance with the case services plan, courts said, will determine whether jurisdiction continues or the case is dismissed. The court indicated it will formally review the case services plan in the next 28 days and at the set review dates.

The court hearing record reflects the department's role in supervising the services plan, foster placement reports of the child's progress, and the parents' engagement with ordered services. Further details beyond what was stated on the record, such as the precise filing number for the affidavit of parentage or the sleep-study appointment date, were not specified.