MI SB1206

Adds definitions including "certification," "child placing agency," and "prospective guardian" to the Guardianship Assistance Act

Expands guardianship eligibility to include children under tribal law or code and court orders, not just Michigan probate code provisions

Requires certification and signed guardianship assistance agreements to be completed before the child's eighteenth birthday and before court finalization

Clarifies that a department eligibility determination does not affect judicial findings on whether guardianship should be ordered

Changes mandatory language from "shall" to "must" and updates terminology from "person" to "individual" throughout the statute