IN RE STONE/GRIFFIN/RESOR MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of DEANGELO TERRELL
STONE, DARRYL LAMONT STONE, JR.,
DEONTAE GRIFFIN, DESHAWNTA LATRICE
RESOR, and DE’ONNA LASHAWN RESOR,
Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
April 21, 2000
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
LAJEAN TOMERA GRIFFIN, a/k/a, LAJEAN
TERMARA GRIFFIN,
No. 218715
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 96-349400
Respondent-Appellant,
and
DARRYL LAMONT STONE and LARRY EUGENE
RESOR,
Respondents.
Before: Gribbs, P.J., and Doctoroff and T.L. Ludington*, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from a family court order terminating her parental
rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)(ii), (c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(3)(b)(ii), (c)(i), (g) and (j). We affirm. This case is being decided without oral
argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).
* Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment.
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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). Further, respondent-appellant failed to show that termination of her parental rights
was clearly 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.1
Affirmed.
/s/ Roman S. Gribbs
/s/ Martin M. Doctoroff
/s/ Thomas L. Ludington
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We decline to address respondent-appellant’s claim that she was denied due process because she
does not argue the merits of this claim in her brief. Richmond Twp v Erbes, 195 Mich App 210, 220;
489 NW2d 504 (1992).
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