IN RE ANDREA LYNN PEGAN MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of ANDREA LYNN PEGAN, Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
April 3, 1998
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 203339
Berrien Juvenile Court
LC No. 95-000090 NA
LORI LEE PEGAN,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
MARK WATTS,
Respondent.
Before: Bandstra, P.J., and MacKenzie and N.O. Holowka*, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the juvenile court order terminating her parental
rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b(3)(c)(i),
(g) and (j). We affirm. This case has been decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).
The juvenile court did not 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); In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 472-473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997).
Moreover, respondent-appellant did not show that retaining her parental rights was in the best interests
of the child. Thus, the juvenile court’s decision to terminate those rights was not clearly erroneous. In
re Hall-Smith, supra.
* Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment.
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We affirm.
/s/ Richard A. Bandstra
/s/ Barbara B. MacKenzie
/s/ Nick O. Holowka
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