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This form tells the judge and the other parent why the parent's rights should be terminated. Adoption Forms Termination of Parental Rights Forms. Fill out this form completely, and be as detailed as possible about the reasons you want the parent's rights terminated. I understand my right to request a rehearing or to appeal within 21 days after an order is entered terminating my parental ri ghts. endstream
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•Some states have reinstatement of parental rights statutes, but Michigan does not. Sections 333.9208 and 333.9211 of the Michigan Public Health Code require that a parent or legal guardian applying to have a child registered for the first time in a Michigan school shall present to school officials at the time of registration, or not later than the first day of school, a certificate of 211 0 obj
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