IN RE SPARKS AND BATTISTE MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of ERICA MONICA SPARKS,
COREY DE ANDRE SPARKS, DENARD ROMEL
BATTISTE, JR., and MONICA RENA BATTISTE,
Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
November 6, 1998
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 208890
Wayne Juvenile Court
LC No. 93-310895
DENISE PORTIA SPARKS,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
ALLEN LAMAR ROGERS, DEANDRE RENARD
I. SMITH, DENARD R. BETTISTE, SR., and
ALLEN LAMONT CROCKETT,
Respondents.
Before: Young Jr., P.J., and Wahls and Jansen, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals by delayed leave granted from the juvenile court’s order
terminating her parental rights to the minor children pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)(ii), (c)(i), (g) and
(j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(b)(ii), (c)(i), (g) and (j). 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 Conley, 216 Mich App 41, 42;
549 NW2d 353 (1996). Further, respondent-appellant failed to show that termination of her parental
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rights was clearly not in the minor children’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(5); In re 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 children.
Id.
Affirmed.
/s/ Robert P. Young, Jr.
/s/ Myron H. Wahls
/s/ Kathleen Jansen
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