HB-4104, As Passed House, December 3, 2003

HOUSE BILL No. 4104

January 29, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Hardman, Zelenko, Murphy and Reeves and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

                                                                             A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled                                             

"Probate code of 1939,"                                                     

by amending section 60 of chapter X (MCL 710.60), as amended by             

1996 PA 409.                                                                

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1                               CHAPTER X                                       

2       Sec. 60.  (1) After  the  entry of  the an order of                        

3   adoption, the adoptee shall, in case of a change of name, be                

4   known and called by the new name.   The person or persons After            

5   entry of the order, an individual adopting the adoptee  then                

6   stand stands in the place of a parent  or parents  to the                  

7   adoptee in law in all respects as though the adopted  person

8   individual had been born to the adopting  parents and are parent           

9   and is liable for all the duties and entitled to all the rights             

10  of  parents a parent.                                                      

1       (2) After entry of  the an order of adoption, there is no                  

2   distinction between the rights and duties of natural progeny and            

3   an adopted  persons individual, and the adopted  person

4   individual becomes an heir at law of  the an adopting parent,

5   or parents,  and an heir at law of the lineal and collateral               

6   kindred of the adopting parent.  or parents.  After entry of the            

7   order of adoption, an adopted child is no longer an heir at law             

8   of a parent whose rights have been terminated under this chapter            

9   or chapter XIIA, or the lineal or collateral kindred of that                

10  parent.  , nor is After entry of the order of adoption, an                 

11  adopted adult is not an heir at law of  a person an individual

12  who was his or her parent at the time the order of adoption was             

13  entered or the lineal or collateral kindred of that  person

14  individual, except that a right, title, or interest vesting                 

15  before entry of the final order of adoption is not divested by              

16  that order.                                                                 

17      (3) This section does not prohibit the filing of an action or

18  entry of an order for grandparenting time  under as provided in

19  section 7b of the child custody act of 1970,  Act No. 91 of the             

20  Public Acts of 1970, being section 722.27b of the Michigan                  

21  Compiled Laws.  During the pendency of a stepparent adoption                

22  proceeding, a parent of a natural parent may seek an order for              

23  grandparenting time of the adoptee in the same manner as set                

24  forth in section 7b of Act No. 91 of the Public Acts of 1970, and           

25  the judge shall proceed in the same manner as is provided in                

26  section 7b of Act No. 91 of the Public Acts of 1970 1970 PA 91,            

27  MCL 722.27b.                                                                

House Bill No. 4104 as amended December 3, 2003

1       Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take                      

2   effect unless [House Bill No. 5039

3   ] of the 92nd Legislature is                

4   enacted into law.