Order Michigan Supreme Court
Lansing, Michigan
September 27, 2017 Stephen J. Markman,
Chief Justice
155994 Brian K. Zahra
Bridget M. McCormack
David F. Viviano
Richard H. Bernstein
Joan L. Larsen
In re WILLIAMS, Minors. SC: 155994 Kurtis T. Wilder,
COA: 335932 Justices
Macomb CC Family Div:
2012-000291-NA
2012-000292-NA
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On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the June 8, 2017
judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is GRANTED. The parties shall
address whether the respondent-father was entitled, under the Michigan Indian Family
Preservation Act, MCL 712B.1 et seq., to withdraw his consent to the termination of his
parental rights for the purpose of adoption at any time before entry of a final order of
adoption. MCL 712B.13(3). The time allowed for oral argument shall be 20 minutes for
each side. MCR 7.314(B)(1).
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Inter-Tribal Council of
Michigan, Inc., United Tribes of Michigan, National Indian Child Welfare Association,
Indigenous Law & Policy Center of the Michigan State University College of Law, and
the Children’s Law, Family Law, and American Indian Law Sections of the State Bar of
Michigan are invited to file briefs amicus curiae. Other persons or groups interested in
the determination of the issue presented in this case may move the Court for permission
to file briefs amicus curiae.
I, Larry S. Royster, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the
foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court.
September 27, 2017
t0920
Clerk
in Re Williams Minors
Combined Opinion