IN RE CARRIE, GREGORY & CHRISTOPHER MOENING MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of CARRIE A. MOENING, GREGORY
A. MOENING, and CHRISTOPHER M.
MOENING, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
April 7, 2000
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 219857
Saginaw Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 98-025101 NA
VICKY LYNN MOENING,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
THOMAS CURTIS MOENING,
Respondent.
Before: Zahra, P.J., and White and Hoekstra, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from a family court order terminating her parental
rights to the minor children, Carrie and Gregory, under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j), and to Christopher under MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)(ii) and (j);
MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(b)(ii) and (j). We affirm.
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). While respondent-appellant clearly loves her children, she has little insight into
what is necessary to protect them, and what the older children need to help deal with the abuse they
suffered. Further, respondent-appellant failed to show that termination of her parental rights was clearly
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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.
Affirmed.
/s/ Brian K. Zahra
/s/ Helene N. White
/s/ Joel P. Hoekstra
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