IN RE VIOLET BOYNE MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of VIOLET BOYNE, Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
September 18, 1998
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 209114
Mecosta Juvenile Court
LC No. 96-003076
BETTY LOUANN HILTS,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
STEVE GORMAN,
Respondent.
Before: Hood, P.J., and Griffin and O'Connell, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the juvenile court order terminating her parental
rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(g) and (j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b) (3)(g) and (j).
We affirm.
The record indicates that petitioner made a substantial effort to preserve the existence of the
family unit. In re Jacobs, 433 Mich 24, 37-38; 444 NW2d 789 (1989).
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 failed to show that termination of her parental rights
was clearly not in the child’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178 (598.19b)(5); In re
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Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 472-473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997). Thus, the juvenile court did not err
in terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the child. Id.
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Affirmed.
/s/ Harold Hood
/s/ Richard Allen Griffin
/s/ Peter D. O'Connell
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