IN RE MARISSA HARMS MINOR

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS In the Matter of ALYSSA K. TRUMBULL and LUKE HARMS, Minors. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, UNPUBLISHED April 30, 1999 Petitioner-Appellee, v No. 213063 St. Clair Circuit Court Family Division LC No. 94-000403 TONI M. HARMS, Respondent-Appellant, and WILLIAM HARMS and ALLAN TRUMBULL, Respondents. In the Matter of MARISSA HARMS, Minor. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, Petitioner-Appellee, v No. 213064 St. Clair Circuit Court Family Division LC No. 97-000104 TONI M. HARMS, Respondent-Appellant, and WILLIAM HARMS, -1­ Respondent. Before: Kelly, P.J., and Neff and Smolenski, JJ. PER CURIAM. In these consolidated cases, respondent-appellant appeals as of right the family court orders terminating her parental rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(a)(ii), (c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(a)(ii), (c)(i), (g) and (j). We affirm. We agree that § 19b(3)(a)(ii) is not applicable to respondent-appellant. Rather, it appears the family court relied on that subsection only with regard to the children’s fathers, who are not parties to this appeal. However, only a single statutory ground is required in order to terminate parental rights, In re McIntyre, 192 Mich App 47, 50; 480 NW2d 293 (1991), and the family court did not clearly err in finding that §§ 19b(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j) were all 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 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 children. Affirmed. /s/ Michael J. Kelly /s/ Janet T. Neff /s/ Michael R. Smolenski -2­

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