In Re Sterling

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that it is inappropriate for a court to take jurisdiction over a minor child under MCL 712A.2[b] and to subsequently remove the child from his or her parent “merely because [the parent is] without financial means to act”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In Re IEM
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1999-03-23· cited 35×
• In Re Schmeltzer
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1989-03-03· cited 10×
• In Re Campbell
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1988-07-19· cited 10×
• In Re Webster
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1988-07-18· cited 9×
• In Re Jacobs
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1989-08-01· cited 9×
• In re Jarrell
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1988-08-05· cited 6×
• Department of Social Services v. Smith
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1989-08-01· cited 1×
• In Re J a Faulkner Minor
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 2025-04-16

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Tuttle v. Department of State Highways
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1976-07-08· cited 257×
• In Re Cornet
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1985-08-26· cited 61×
• In Re Bailey
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1983-05-04· cited 32×
• In the Matter of Schejbal
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1984-02-07· cited 22×
• In the Matter of McDuel
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1985-05-07· cited 21×
• In the Matter of Riffe
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1985-12-16· cited 21×
• In Re Slis
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1985-08-06· cited 20×
• In the Matter of Tedder
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1986-04-09· cited 17×
• In Re Futch
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1984-11-29· cited 16×
• In Re Harmon
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1985-02-04· cited 13×
• In the Matter of Sharpe
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1976-04-27· cited 12×
• In Re Kellogg
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1987-01-06· cited 7×