IN RE PARMENTER MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of KYAIRA V. PARMENTER and
CYARIRA A. PARMENTER, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
April 4, 2000
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 218893
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 95-327916
OSCAR BERNARD PARMENTER,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
EVELYN RIVERA,
Respondent.
Before: Wilder, P.J., and Sawyer and Markey, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent Parmenter appeals as of right from a family court order terminating his parental
rights to the minor children pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(a)(ii), (b)(i), (b)(ii), (c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(3)(a)(ii), (b)(i), (b)(ii), (c)(i), (g) and (j). We affirm.
The family court did not clearly err in finding, at a minimum, that §§ 19b(3)(b)(i), (c)(i), (g) and
(j), were each 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).
Because only one statutory ground is required to terminate parental rights, In re IEM, 233 Mich App
438, 450; 592 NW2d 751 (1999), we need not decide if termination was also warranted under
§§ 19b(3)(a)(ii) and (b)(ii). In addition, respondent failed to show that termination of his parental rights
was clearly not in the children’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5).
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Therefore, the family court did not err in terminating his parental rights to the children. In re HallSmith, supra.
Affirmed.
/s/ Kurtis T. Wilder
/s/ David H. Sawyer
/s/ Jane E. Markey
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