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This bill amends the Michigan Probate Code to update language and clarify adoption-related legal provisions. The bill modifies existing language about adoption, replacing gendered or less precise terms like "person or persons" with "individual or individuals" and adjusting grammatical constructions. It confirms that after an adoption order is entered, the adopted child becomes legally equivalent to a biological child, with full inheritance rights from the adoptive parents and loss of inheritance rights from biological parents whose rights have been terminated. Importantly, the bill also explicitly expands existing law to include great grandparenting time rights alongside grandparenting time rights, allowing great grandparents to potentially seek court-ordered visitation under the Child Custody Act. The bill is tied to another house bill and will only take effect if that companion bill is also enacted into law, which is a common legislative practice to ensure related legal changes are implemented together. The modifications aim to modernize adoption-related legal language and ensure clarity about familial rights and responsibilities in adoption scenarios.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4216