IN RE COLON

Docket No. 75865.

144 Mich. App. 805 (1985)

377 N.W.2d 321

IN THE MATTER OF COLON

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided August 19, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juvenile Defender Office (by Thomas M. Harp), for the minors.

Stone & Richardson, P.C. (by Horace E. Stone), for Fran E. Colon, II.

Before: GRIBBS, P.J., and MacKENZIE and H.R. GAGE, JJ.


MacKENZIE, J.

Respondent appeals as of right from a probate court order terminating his parental rights pursuant to the Michigan Adoption Code, MCL 710.51(6); MSA 27.3178(555.51)(6). Respondent raises questions concerning statutory construction and his right to a jury trial at the adoption proceeding. We affirm.

On May 12, 1982, petitioner Mary Lou Rodriguez petitioned to have the parental rights of respondent/natural father terminated so that the stepfather...

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