IN RE CAMERON RAINIER BENTON MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of CAMERON RAINIER BENTON,
Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
January 14, 2000
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 219135
Muskegon Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 98-025950 NA
FAMONA BENTON,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
FREEMAN ALLEN,
Respondent.
.
Before: Saad, P.J., and McDonald and Gage, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right the family court order terminating her parental rights to
the minor child pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(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 (1992). We agree that termination was not warranted under
§ 19b(3)(c)(i), because 182 or more days had not elapsed since issuance of the initial dispositional
order. However, the family court did not clearly err in finding that §§ 19b(3)(g) and (j) were both
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 was clearly not in the
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child’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5), In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich
App 470, 472; 564 NW2d 156 (1997). Thus, the family court did not err in terminating respondent
appellant’s parental rights to the child.
Affirmed.
/s/ Henry William Saad
/s/ Gary R. McDonald
/s/ Hilda R. Gage
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