IN RE DARRIUS LAJUAN HARDY MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of DARRIUS LAJUAN HARDY,
Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
April 18, 2000
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 220298
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 92-298956
VENITA SMITH,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
FREEMAN THOMAS HARDY a/k/a THOMAS
HARDY,
Respondent.
Before: Wilder, P.J., and McDonald and Doctoroff, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant Venita Smith appeals as of right from the family court order terminating
her parental rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(g), (i), and (j); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(3)(g), (i), and (j). We affirm.
Upon review of the record, we find that 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 does not challenge the
trial court’s termination order pursuant to § 19b(3)(i). Because only one statutory ground for
termination must be established in order to terminate parental rights, In re Huisman, 230 Mich App
372, 384-385; 584 NW2d 349 (1998), we need not decide whether termination was also proper
under §§ 19b(3)(g) and (j). Further, respondent-appellant failed to show that termination of her
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parental rights was clearly not in the best interests of the child. 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 child. Id.
Affirmed.
/s/ Kurtis T. Wilder
/s/ Gary R. McDonald
/s/ Martin M. Doctoroff
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