IN RE AMBER BATCHELDER AND GUDARIAN TORONJO MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of AMBER BATCHELDER and
GUDARIAN TORONJO, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
May 7, 1999
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 213617
Midland Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 97-010201 NA
CASSANDRA BATCHELDER,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
KIRK BATCHELDER,
Respondent.
Before: Kelly, P.J., and Neff and Smolenski, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from a family court order terminating her parental
rights to the minor children pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j). We affirm.
The trial 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); In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470; 564 NW2d 156 (1997). 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, supra at
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472-473. Thus, the trial court did not err in terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights
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to the children.
Affirmed.
/s/ Michael J. Kelly
/s/ Janet T. Neff
/s/ Michael R. Smolenski
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