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adopted child adopting parents amended by Act appointed best interests birth certificate issued birth record certificate of birth certified copies certified mail child born child care fund child for adoption child placement agency claim paternity claimant competent jurisdiction consent to adoption county agent court of competent court of record department of public department of social director of public duly authorized representative enter an order Excerpt from Sec federal decennial census foster care guardian ad litem heir at law HISTORY illegitimate birth inspection or copy intent to claim investigation judge of probate judge or referee licensed child placement Michigan children's institute midwife or person misdemeanor mother natural child natural parents order of adoption original certificate person or persons persons adopting petitioner place of birth placement agency licensed probate court proposed placement Public Acts public health purpose of adoption record of adoption registrar Sept social services thereafter wedlock