IN RE KENNETH GEARLD WATKINS JR MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of KENNETH GERALD WATKINS,
JR., Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
May 21, 1999
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
JAMILLAH REED, a/k/a JAMILLA ZARAH REED,
No. 209474
Wayne Juvenile Court
LC No. 96-349681
Respondent-Appellant,
and
KENNETH WATKINS,
Respondent.
Before: Griffin, P.J., and Cavanagh and Fitzgerald, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right a juvenile court order terminating her parental rights to
the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g), (h), and (j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i), (g),
(h), and (j). We affirm.
We note that respondent-appellant did not seek judicial review of the referee’s recommendation
to terminate parental rights as permitted by MCR 5.991. Further, we could decline to consider
respondent-appellant's argument because she failed to provide this Court with transcripts of all
proceedings and, in particular, a transcript of the adjudication hearing held in February 1997. MCR
7.210(B); Admiral Ins Co v Columbia Casualty Ins Co, 194 Mich App 300, 305; 486 NW2d 351
(1992); McLemore v Detroit Receiving Hosp & Univ Medical Ctr, 196 Mich App 391, 401-402;
493 NW2d 441 (1992).
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In any event, we are not persuaded that respondent-appellant has shown that the referee clearly
erred in finding that at least one statutory ground for termination, specifically § 19b(3)(h), was
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 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, we uphold the judge’s
order terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights based on the referee’s recommendation.
Petitioner's request for relief under MCR 7.215(E) is denied.
Affirmed.
/s/ Richard Allen Griffin
/s/ Mark J. Cavanagh
/s/ E. Thomas Fitzgerald
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