IN RE KENT MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
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In the Matter of JAMES GREGORY KENT, II, and
STEVEN DEWAYNE KENT, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
June 24, 1997
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 199064
Jackson Probate Court
LC No. 95-018668-NA
JAMES KENT,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
SANDRA KENT,
Respondent.
Before: Gage, P.J., and Reilly and Hoekstra
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the probate court order terminating his parental
rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i) and (g); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i)
and(g). We affirm.
The probate court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination were
established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I); In re Miller, 433 Mich 331, 337; 445
NW2d 161 (1989). Further, respondent-appellant failed to show that termination of his parental rights
was clearly not in the children’s best interest. In re Hall-Smith, ___ Mich App ___; ___ NW2d ___
(Docket No. 195833, issued 3/25/97), slip op p 3. Thus, the probate court did not err in terminating
respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the children.
MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(5).
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Affirmed.
/s/ Hilda R. Gage
/s/ Maureen Pulte Reilly
/s/ Joel P. Hoekstra
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