IN RE JOHN MICHAEL DOETSCH AND KYLE CHRISTOPHER VERMEULEN MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of JOHN MICHAEL DOETSCH and
KYLE CHRISTOPHER VERMEULEN, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
September 4, 1998
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 205710
St. Clair Juvenile Court
LC No. 95-000114
KATHY HEATH, f/k/a KATHY DOETSCH,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
MICHAEL VERMEULEN,
Respondent.
Before: Holbrook, Jr., P.J., and Wahls and Cavanagh, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from a juvenile court order terminating her parental
rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA 27.3178
(598.19b)(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j). We affirm.
The juvenile court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination under
§§ 19b(3)(c)(i) and (g) were established by clear and convincing evidence. In re Hall-Smith, 222
Mich App 470, 472-473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997); In re Vasquez, 199 Mich App 44, 51-52; 501
NW2d 231 (1993). Further, because respondent-appellant did not show that termination of her
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parental rights was clearly not in the best interests of the children, the juvenile court did not err in
terminating those rights. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5); In re Hall-Smith, supra.
Affirmed.
/s/ Donald E. Holbrook, Jr.
/s/ Myron H. Wahls
/s/ Mark J. Cavanagh
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