IN RE IMMANUEL WILLIAM TERRELL BIGHAM MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of IMMANUEL WILLIAM TERRELL
BIGHAM, Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
October 8, 1999
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 212299
Wayne Juvenile Court
LC No. 92-302466
CYNTHIA ANN WELLS,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
ROBERT TERRELL BIGHAM,
Respondent.
Before: Griffin, P.J., and Zahra and Pavlich*, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals by delayed leave granted the juvenile court order terminating her
parental rights to the minor child 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.
Only one statutory ground is required to terminate parental rights. In re McIntyre, 192 Mich
App 47, 50; 480 NW2d 293 (1991). Although the juvenile court erred in terminating respondent
appellant’s parental right under § 712A.19b(3)(a)(ii), the juvenile court did not clearly err in finding that
the remaining statutory grounds for termination, §§ 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j), 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
* Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment.
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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, the juvenile court did not err in
terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the child. Id.
Affirmed.
/s/ Richard Allen Griffin
/s/ Brian K. Zahra
/s/ Scott L. Pavlich
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