IN RE SHANIA JEAN GARD MINOR

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS __________________________________________ In the Matter of SHANIA JEAN GARD, Minor. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, UNPUBLISHED December 19, 1997 Petitioner-Appellee, v No. 204382 Branch Juvenile Court LC No. 96-000180-NA CAROL GARD, Respondent-Appellant. Before: MacKenzie, P.J., and Hood and Hoekstra, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent appeals as of right from the juvenile court order terminating her parental rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i). This appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E). We affirm. Respondent was not entitled to a jury determination on the question of whether her parental rights should be terminated. See In re Brock, 442 Mich 101,108; 499 NW2d 752 (1993). Further, 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); In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470; 564 NW2d 156 (1997). Affirmed. /s/ Barbara B. MacKenzie /s/ Harold Hood /s/ Joel P. Hoekstra -1

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