In re Hansen – Supreme Court Vacates Court of Appeals

After granting leave, ordering briefs and hearing oral argument, the Michigan Supreme Court, in a one paragraph order, vacated the Court of Appeal’s order affirming this case and remanded the case to the trial court for reconsideration of its decision to terminate the respondent’s parental rights in light of In re Mason, 486 Mich ___ (2010) (Docket No. 139795, decided May 26, 2010).  Justice Weaver dissented, stating she still believes Mason was wrongly decided and Mason does not apply to the facts in this case.

There is not much explanation here, so I don’t have enough to comment.  I expect I will do a long post on incarcerated parent cases after Mason very soon.

For more information on the case, you can read my previous post regarding the published Court of Appeals decision here: In re Hansen.

You can view or download the Supreme Court’s order here: In re Hansen (Supreme Court).