IN RE CATHERINE ELIZABETH FOSTER MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of
FOSTER, Minor.
CATHERINE
ELIZABETH
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
August 3, 1999
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 213382
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 88-270792
NANCY MARIE LONGHWAY,
Respondent,
and
STEVEN LOUIS FOSTER,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: White, P.J., and Markey and Wilder, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals by right from a family court 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.
The family court did not clearly err in finding that §§ 19b(3)(c)(i) and (g) were established by
clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I); In re Miller, 433 Mich 331, 337, 344-345; 445
NW2d 161 (1989). Because only one statutory ground is required in order to terminate parental rights,
In re McIntyre, 192 Mich App 47, 50; 480 NW2d 293 (1991), it is unnecessary to determine whether
termination was also warranted under § 19b(3)(j). Respondent-appellant failed to show that
termination of his 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
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NW2d 156 (1997). Thus, the family court did not err in terminating respondent-appellant’s parental
rights to the child.
We affirm.
/s/ Helene N. White
/s/ Jane E. Markey
/s/ Kurtis T. Wilder
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