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Lenawee County court adopts dual goal of reunification and adoption after ICPC denies grandparent placement

Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court · January 13, 2026
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Summary

At a review hearing, the Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court received Pennsylvania guardianship/ICPC materials, recorded an ICPC denial of placement with the maternal grandparents, and set a dual permanency goal (reunification and adoption), with follow-up reviews scheduled April 6 and a requested 90-day status update.

Lenawee County Probate & Juvenile Court — The court reviewing the case of a young child removed on 2025-06-12 accepted Pennsylvania court materials into evidence, recorded that an Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) investigation had denied placement with the child’s maternal grandparents, and set a dual permanency goal of reunification and adoption.

The judge told the parties that documents received from the Court of Common Pleas in Northampton County, Pennsylvania (filed on the record as 2025-1525) were relevant and were received into evidence without objection. Quoting the ICPC summary, the judge said the Pennsylvania agency recommended Michigan “further assess the relationship between Tanya [the mother] and her daughter, Ellie [the adult…

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