Michigan Adoption Day 2010

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On Tuesday, Nov. 23, the Family Division of the Oakland County Circuit Court hosted its annual Adoption Day celebration along with many other Michigan counties through out the state.  Family Division judges participated with adoption agencies and advocates in a program intended to bring special attention to the fact that foster children need permanent families. 

The Adoption Day celebration took place in the Commissioners Auditorium at the Oakland County Courthouse and included remarks from Michigan Supreme Court Justice Maura Corrigan who was also honored this years as the recipient of the “Arthur Eugene Moore Champion of Children” award for her special and significant role in developing the adoption forum groups.  Happy to present the award to Corrigan was Oakland County Probate Court Judge Eugene Arthur Moore. 

Corrigan has been the driving force behind the adoption forums that have taken place in Lansing since 2008. Oakland was one of the original 13 counties invited to participate. Through her work with the forums and with the Department of Human Services (DHS), Corrigan has made sure that the courts do not contribute to delays in the placement of foster children into permanent homes. 

Family Division judges participated with adoption agencies and advocates in a program intended to bring special attention to the fact that foster children need permanent families.  The Oakland County Circuit Court Family Division, DHS, private service agencies, attorneys, and Court Appointed Service Advocates (CASA) of CARE House, created the “permanency docket” to quicken the permanent placement of children in child protective proceedings.

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