CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals
In re Bell/Hardnett Minors
Whether termination served children's best interests despite relative placement and proposed guardianship
Decided
The citation
In re Bell/Hardnett Minors, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 16, 2026 (Docket No. 380141), p 4
From the case summary
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) re-added the father as a respondent in a September 2023 supplemental petition after domestic-violence concerns involving the mother and a child. The petition cited 14 prior convictions and seven prior terminations of his rights to other children.…
Read the full Keypoint summary for the facts, ruling and practitioner takeaway.