CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals
In re R Belcher, Minor
Plain-error review of infant's emergency removal and authorization of neglect petition
Decided
The citation
In re R Belcher, Minor, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 9, 2026 (Docket No. 380515), pp 5-7
From the case summary
In March 2026, CPS received allegations that respondent was not caring for her one-month-old son. Respondent admitted texting that she would kill the child if it were legal, shaking him hard enough to require a medical assessment, leaving him with a putative father she knew…
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