IN RE CAREY MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of CHRISTOPHER CAREY,
TERREA D. CAREY, and JUSTIN CAREY,
Minors.
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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES,
UNPUBLISHED
June 27, 1997
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 196371
LC No. 91-017368 NA
ALICIA CAREY,
Respondent-Appellant.
and
ANSON YOUNG and LARRY MAYS,
Respondents.
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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES,
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 197197
LC No. 91-017368 NA
MAURICE BROWN,
Respondent-Appellant.
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Before: Reilly, P.J., and Hood and Murphy, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
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Respondents-appellants appeal as of right from the probate court order terminating their
parental rights to the minor children. We affirm.
As to respondent Carey, the probate court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory
grounds for termination under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i) and (g); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i) and
(g) 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 her
parental rights was clearly not in the children’s best interests. In re Hall-Smith, ___ Mich App ___;
___ NW2d ___ (Docket No. 195833, issued March 25, 1997), 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).
As to respondent Brown, the probate court did not clearly err in finding that there was clear and
convincing evidence of desertion for more that 91 days sufficient to terminate his rights under MCL
712A.19b(3)(a)(ii); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(a)(ii). Further, we find no clear error in the probate
court’s ruling that respondent Brown failed to show that termination was clearly not in his daughter’s
best interest. Thus, the probate court did not err in terminating respondent Brown’s parental rights. In
re Hall-Smith, supra.
Affirmed.
/s/ Maureen Pulte Reilly
/s/ Harold Hood
/s/ William B. Murphy
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