IN RE MICHAEL DUNLAP MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of MICHAEL DUNLAP, Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
January 4, 2000
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
DAWN DUNLAP-REED, a/k/a DAWN DUNLAP,
No. 217916
Muskegon Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 96-022807 NA
Respondent-Appellant,
and
DONALD LORENZ,
Respondent.
Before: Saad, P.J., and McDonald and Gage, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from a family court order terminating her parental
rights to the minor child pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(g) and (i); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(g) and
(i). We affirm.
The family court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination were
established by clear and convincing evidence. In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 472-473; 564
NW2d 156 (1997); In re Vasquez, 199 Mich App 44, 51-52; 501 NW2d 231 (1993). In addition,
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). Therefore, the family court did not
err in terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the child. In re Hall-Smith, supra.
Affirmed.
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/s/ Henry William Saad
/s/ Gary R. McDonald
/s/ Hilda R. Gage
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