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Below you will find a section from the Michigan Juvenile Code which sets forth alternative placements for juveniles under the court's jurisdiction.
712A.18
Sec. 18. (1) If the court finds that a juvenile concerning whom a petition
is filed is not within this chapter, the court shall enter an order dismissing
the petition. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (10) , if
the court finds that a juvenile is within this chapter, the court
may enter any of the following orders of disposition that are appropriate
for the welfare of the juvenile and society in view of the facts proven
and ascertained:
(a) Warn the juvenile or the juvenile's parents, guardian, or custodian and, except as provided in subsection (7) , dismiss the petition.
(b) Place the juvenile on probation, or under supervision in the juvenile's own home or in the home of an adult who is related to the juvenile. As used in this subdivision, "related" means being a parent, grandparent, brother, sister, stepparent, stepsister, stepbrother, uncle, or aunt by marriage, blood, or adoption. The court shall order the terms and conditions of probation or supervision, including reasonable rules for the conduct of the parents, guardian, or custodian, if any, as the court determines necessary for the physical, mental, or moral well-being and behavior of the juvenile.
(c) If a juvenile is within the court's jurisdiction under section 2(a) of this chapter, place the juvenile in a suitable foster care home subject to the court's supervision. If a juvenile is within the court's jurisdiction under section 2(b) of this chapter, the court shall not place a juvenile in a foster care home subject to the court's supervision.
(d) Place the juvenile in or commit the juvenile to a private institution or agency approved or licensed by the department of consumer and industry services for the care of juveniles of similar age, sex, and characteristics.
(e) Commit the juvenile to a public institution, county facility,
institution operated as an agency of the court or county, or agency authorized
by law to receive juveniles of similar age, sex, and characteristics. In
a placement under subdivision (d) or a commitment under this subdivision,
except to a state institution, the religious affiliation of the juvenile
shall be protected by placement or commitment to a private child-placing
or child-caring agency or institution, if available. In every order of
commitment under this subdivision to a state institution or agency described
in the youth rehabilitation services act, 1974 PA 150, MCL
803.301 to 803.309, or in 1935 PA 220, MCL 400.201 to 400.214,
the court shall name the superintendent of the institution to which the
juvenile is committed as a special guardian to receive benefits due the
juvenile from the government of the United States, and the benefits shall
be used to the extent necessary to pay for the portions of the cost of
care in the institution that the parent or parents are found unable to
pay.
(f) Provide the juvenile with medical, dental, surgical, or other health care, in a local hospital if available, or elsewhere, maintaining as much as possible a local physician-patient relationship, and with clothing and other incidental items as the court considers necessary.
(g) Order the parents, guardian, custodian, or any other person to refrain from continuing conduct that the court determines has caused or tended to cause the juvenile to come within or to remain under this chapter, or that obstructs placement or commitment of the juvenile pursuant to an order under this section.
(h) Appoint a guardian under section 424 of the revised probate code, 1978 PA 642, MCL 700.424, pursuant to a petition filed with the court by a person interested in the welfare of the juvenile. If the court appoints a guardian pursuant to this subdivision, it may enter an order dismissing the petition under this chapter.
05/99
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