IN RE LATOYA MOORE MINOR

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS In the Matter of LATOYA MOORE and RAYMOND TIPTON, Minors. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, UNPUBLISHED Petitioner-Appellee, v No. 199617 Genesee Juvenile Court LC No. 89-081286-NA JANICE TIPTON, Respondent-Appellant, and ALLEN HARTWELL and CHARLES MOORE, Respondent. Before: Michael J. Kelly, P.J., and Fitzgerald and M.G. Harrison*, JJ. PER CURIAM. Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the juvenile court order terminating her parental rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)(i), (b)(ii), (c)(i), (c)(ii) and (g); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(b)(i), (b)(ii), (c)(i), (c)(ii) 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-appellant has not challenged the court’s determination that termination was in the best interest of the children. In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470; 564 NW2d * Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment. -1­ 156 (1997). Thus, the juvenile court did not err in terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the children. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5). -2­ Affirmed. /s/ Michael J. Kelly /s/ E. Thomas Fitzgerald /s/ Michael G. Harrison -3­

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