CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals
In re VEJ
Two-Year Ability to Support Before a Stepparent-Adoption Petition
Decided
The citation
In re VEJ, unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued November 9, 2026 (Docket No. 380825)
From the case summary
After a traumatic brain injury, the noncustodial parent came under guardianship, and a child-support order entered with his divorce set support at $0. In December 2025, the child’s mother and stepfather petitioned to terminate his parental rights for a stepparent adoption. The trial court terminated…
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