IN RE PAUL EUGENE HANSON MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
__________________________________________
In the Matter of PAUL EUGENE HANSON, a/k/a PAUL
MELSON, Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
December 5, 1997
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 203223
Van Buren Juvenile Court
LC No. 96-010666
STORMY J. MELSON,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
BILLY MELSON,
Respondent.
Before: McDonald, P.J., and Wahls and J. R. Weber*, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the juvenile court order terminating her parental rights to the
minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(g); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(g). We affirm.
The juvenile court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory ground for termination was 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 child’s best
interests. In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 472-473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997). Thus, the juvenile court did not err in
terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the child. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5). In
addition, the referee did not err in denying respondent-appellant’s petition to remove the child’s foster care worker
from the case because respondent-appellant did not seek removal of the case worker until the permanency planning
hearing.
Affirmed.
/s/ Gary R. McDonald
/s/ Myron H. Wahls
/s/ John R. Weber
* Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment.
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