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IN THE MATTER OF TAURUS F.

Docket No. 65140, (Calendar No. 3).

415 Mich. 512 (1982)

330 N.W.2d 33

IN THE MATTER OF TAURUS F.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided December 23, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Delhey, Prosecuting Attorney (University of Michigan Child Advocacy Law Clinic, by Ellen M. Tickner, of counsel), for the petitioner.

Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services (by Robert F. Gillett) and Women's Justice Center (by Jan C. Leventer) for the respondent.

James Ridella, guardian ad litem.

Amici Curiae:

Edward M. Wise for American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan.

Beatrice M. Friedlander for Prison Legal Services of Michigan, Inc.

Rehearing denied 417 Mich. 1104.

WILLIAMS, J.

INTRODUCTION

This is a case of first impression concerning the termination of parental rights. It considers the right of a mother to give custody of her child to a sister without court intervention, and the character that such custody may take. It also considers what criteria must be applied to establish probate court jurisdiction on the basis that the child in question is "otherwise without proper custody...

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