IN RE THORNTON MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of RACHEL MARIE DANIELLE
THORNTON, VANESSA JASMINE THORNTON,
and BRIANNA THORNTON, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
March 30, 1999
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 211801
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 97-350698
DELORES KAREN THORNTON,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
RAFAEL CUMMING, VAN CHISOLM, and BURT
JONES,
Respondents.
Before: O’Connell, P.J., and Jansen and Collins, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the family court order terminating her parental
rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)(i), (c)(i), (g), and (j); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(3)(b)(i), (c)(i), (g), and (j). We affirm.
The family 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 children’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, 473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997). Thus, the family court did not err in
terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the children. Id.
Affirmed.
/s/ Peter D. O’Connell
/s/ Kathleen Jansen
/s/ Jeffrey G. Collins
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