IN RE VERONICA NICOLE MATTE MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of VERONICA NICOLE MATTE,
Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
February 19, 1999
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 205987
Wayne Juvenile Court
LC No. 96-336722
AIMEE MARIE MATTE,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
JOHN DOE,
Respondent.
Before: Murphy, P.J., and MacKenzie and Talbot, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from a juvenile court order terminating her parental
rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(f); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(f). We affirm.
According deference to the juvenile court’s superior ability to judge the credibility of the
witnesses who appeared before it, we conclude that the juvenile court did not clearly err in finding that
the statutory ground for termination was established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I);
In re Miller, 433 Mich 331, 337; 445 NW2d 161 (1989). Further, because 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), the juvenile court did not err in
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terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the child. In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470,
472; 564 NW2d 156 (1997).
Affirmed.
/s/ William B. Murphy
/s/ Barbara B. MacKenzie
/s/ Michael J. Talbot
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