Sec. 861.
A party to a proceeding in the probate court may appeal the following orders as a matter of right to the court of appeals:
(a) A final order affecting the rights or interests of any interested person in an estate or trust.
(b) An order entered before January 1, 1998 in an adoption proceeding under chapter X of Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1939, being sections 710.21 to 710.70 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and appealed in accordance with section 65 of chapter X of Act No. 288 of the Public Acts of 1939, being section 710.65 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(c) The following final orders entered before January 1, 1998 by the juvenile division of the probate court:
(i) An order of disposition placing a child under the supervision of the court or removing the child from his or her home.
(ii) An order terminating parental rights.
(d) A final order in a condemnation case entered before January 1, 1998 under the drain code of 1956, Act No. 40 of the Public Acts of 1956, being sections 280.1 to 280.630 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History: Add. 1978, Act 543, Eff. July 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 318, Imd. Eff. Oct. 18, 1982 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 388, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998
Last modified: October 10, 2016