IN RE WHITE/LOCKE MINORS

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS In the Matter of BRENISHA MONIQUE WHITE and TERRANCE TRAMAINE EMILE LOCKE, Minors. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, UNPUBLISHED December 3, 1999 Petitioner-Appellee, v BRENDA JEAN WHITE, No. 218019 Wayne Circuit Court Family Division LC No. 96-348912 Respondent-Appellant, and TERRANCE EMILE LOCKE and BERMAN MEDLEY, Respondents. Before: Jansen, P.J., and Hoekstra and J. R. Cooper*, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the family court order terminating her parental rights to the minor children 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 abuse its discretion in denying respondent-appellant’s motion to adjourn. In re King, 186 Mich App 458, 466; 465 NW2d 1 (1990). Further, respondent-appellant’s due process rights were not violated by the court’s ruling. In re Vasquez, 199 Mich App 44, 48-49; 501 NW2d 231 (1993). * Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment. Next, the family 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). Respondent-appellant also 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, 222 Mich App 470, 472-473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997). Thus, the family court did not err in terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the children. Id. Affirmed. /s/ Kathleen Jansen /s/ Joel P. Hoekstra /s/ Jessica R. Cooper -2

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