CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals
In re Ybarra/Ranalli Minors
Preliminary hearing on amended child-protective petition changing only requested relief
Decided
The citation
In re Ybarra/Ranalli Minors, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 16, 2026 (Docket No. 379317), pp 2, 6
From the case summary
The proceedings arose from respondent-mother's failure to protect SAR from sexual assault by SAR's half-brother, DRRY. DHHS's December 19, 2024 petition was authorized after a preliminary hearing. In July 2025, DHHS amended it only to seek temporary wardship rather than termination, without changing the allegations;…
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