First National Bank v. Magnolia Petroleum Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that a child’s biological mother is not a “relative” for purposes of MCL 712A.19b
• explaining that a biological parent is not a “relative” for the purposes of MCL 712A.19a
• noting that due regard must be “given to the special opportunity of the trial court to judge the credibility of the witnesses who appeared before it.”
• stating that “because [the child’s] biological mother was not a ‘relative’ for purposes of MCL 712A.19a, the trial court was not required to consider that relative placement”
• stating that “because [the child’s] biological mother was not a ‘relative’ for purposes of MCL 712A.19a, the trial court was not required to consider that relative placement”
• explaining that a biological parent is not considered a relative under MCL 712A.13a(1)(j)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).