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Safe Delivery
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32. A child placing agency that has temporary custody of a newborn under the Safe
Delivery of Newborns Act is required to, within 28 days, make reasonable efforts
to identify and locate the non-surrendering parent. If the identity and address
of that parent is unknown, the agency is to provide notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the newborn was surrendered. How would such a publication read?
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Answer:
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While there is no specific language developed, the following is an example of a notification relating to a surrendered newborn:
State of Michigan,
(Name of court) Circuit Court, Family Division
Publication of Notice
Safe Delivery of Newborns (MCL712.1)
To: Birth Father and Birth Mother of Said Minor Child In the Matter of: Newborn Baby, Born and surrendered on (list date, time, hospital, city & state), Take Notice: by surrendering your newborn, you are releasing your newborn to a child placing agency to be placed for adoption. You have until (list date – 28 days from the surrender of the child) to petition the court to regain custody of your child. After the 28 days there will be a hearing to terminate your parental rights. There will be a public notice of this hearing; however the notice will not contain your names. You will not receive personal notice of the hearing. You, as the parent(s), can call (list agency with phone number and, if required, the court’s information) for further information.
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