IN RE SYLVIA WENZEL MINOR

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS In the Matter of SYLVIA WENZEL, Minor. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, UNPUBLISHED November 5, 1999 Petitioner-Appellee, v HERBERT WENZEL and VERNETTA HARBIN, No. 218796 Kent Circuit Court Family Division LC No. 89-141202 NA Respondents-Appellants. Before: Whitbeck, P.J., and Gribbs and White, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondents appeal as of right a family court order terminating their parental rights to the minor child. We affirm. Respondents claim that the family court erred in terminating their parental rights without finding that a statutory ground for termination, see MCL 712A.19b(3); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3), had been established by clear and convincing evidence. We disagree. Because respondents consented to the termination of their parental rights under the juvenile code, the family court was not required to announce a statutory basis for its decision. In re Toler, 193 Mich App 474, 477-478; 484 NW2d 672 (1992). Affirmed. /s/ William C. Whitbeck /s/ Roman S. Gribbs /s/ Helene N. White -1

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