Reasonable Efforts to Reunite Families in Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings: They Aren’t Just For Funding Anymore In re Rood, 763 N.W.2d 587 (Mich. 2009)
Abstract
The article explores the history of the reasonable efforts to reunify families requirement in state and federal law; explains how the Rood opinion explains what the State Department of Human Services must do to satisfy the reasonable efforts requirement under Michigan law; shows how the Michigan Supreme Court’s decision regarding the Department of Human Services’ duties to non-custodial parents in child welfare proceedings is inconsistent with Michigan statutes, court rules, and the Department’s own procedures; and suggests what advocates for children and their parents must now know about the Department of Human Services’ procedures.
Suggested Citation
Evelyn K. Calogero. 2009. "Reasonable Efforts to Reunite Families in Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings: They Aren’t Just For Funding Anymore In re Rood, 763 N.W.2d 587 (Mich. 2009)" ExpressO
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/evelyn_calogero/1
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