IN RE CORNAY JALISA WATKINS MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
__________________________________________
In the Matter of CORNAY JALISA WATKINS,
Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
March 9, 1999
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
CALVIN WATKINS,
No. 209667
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 89-277904
Respondent-Appellant,
and
REGINA LATONYA REID,
Respondent.
Before: McDonald, P.J., and Hood and Doctoroff, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the family court’s order terminating his 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.
Respondent-appellant argues that the court erred in terminating his parental rights under
subsection (3)(c)(i). Because only one statutory ground is necessary to terminate parental rights and
because respondent-appellant does not challenge the other statutory grounds relied upon by the trial
court in terminating his parental rights, respondent-appellant is not entitled to relief on this issue.
Roberts & Son Contracting, Inc v North Oakland Development Corp, 163 Mich App 109, 113;
413 NW2d 744 (1987). Moreover, respondent-appellant failed to show that termination was “clearly
not” in the child’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 family court did not err in terminating
respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the child. Id.
Affirmed.
/s/ Gary R. McDonald
/s/ Harold Hood
/s/ Martin M. Doctoroff
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