IN RE JOVAN DESHAWN HARRIS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of JOVAN DESHAWN HARRIS,
Minor
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
January 9, 1998
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 202094
Ingham Juvenile Court
LC No. 00004059
DIANNIA HARRIS,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: Gage, P.J., and Murphy and Reilly, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent appeals as of right from the juvenile court order terminating her parental rights to
the minor child under MCL 712A.19(b)(3)(c)(i) and (g); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i) and (g).
We affirm.
The juvenile 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 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’s parental rights to the child.
MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5).
Although respondent disputed the testimony, the juvenile court found that her visitation with the
child was minimal and that she failed to establish stable housing and financial support for the child. The
court found that over the course of one year and five months, respondent made no progress toward the
goal of reunification with the child. Respondent argues that her incarceration inhibited her progress
toward these goals, but the record shows that she alone was responsible for the fact of her
incarceration.
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Affirmed.
/s/ Hilda R. Gage
/s/ William B. Murphy
/s/ Maureen Pulte Reilly
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