IN RE JOHN & SARA PLAMP MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of TAMARA BRANCH and CURTIS
BRANCH, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
March 13, 1998
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 203731
Benzie Juvenile Court
LC No. 95-000209 NA
ELIZABETH IRISH,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
ALBERT BRANCH,
Respondent.
In the Matter of JOHN PLAMP and SARA PLAMP,
Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 203836
Benzie Juvenile Court
LC No. 95-000210 NA
ELIZABETH IRISH,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
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DOUGLAS V. PLAMP,
Respondent.
Before: McDonald, P.J., and O’Connell and Smolenski, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
In these consolidated appeals, respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the juvenile court
orders terminating her parental rights to both sets of minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(g); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(3)(g) and the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 et seq. We affirm.
The juvenile court did not clearly err in terminating respondent’s parental rights under the state
statute. In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 472; 564 NW2d 156 (1997). Further, the court
properly found beyond a reasonable doubt that continued custody of the children by respondent was
likely to result in serious emotional or physical damage to the child. In re Elliot, 218 Mich App 196,
209-210; 554 NW2d 32 (1996). Finally, sufficient evidence was presented to justify the court in
finding beyond a reasonable doubt that active efforts had been made to provide remedial services and
rehabilitative programs designed to prevent the breakup of the Indian family and that these efforts had
proved unsuccessful. In re Kreft, 148 Mich App 682, 686; 384 NW2d 843 (1986).
Affirmed.
/s/ Gary R. McDonald
/s/ Peter D. O’Connell
/s/ Michael R. Smolenski
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