IN RE THOMAS-JOHNSON/THOMAS MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of DERVONTE THOMAS-JOHNSON
and JACOB LEON THOMAS, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
April 28, 2000
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 211901
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 94-317175
MARIE DIANA THOMAS,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
DONDELERO J. JOHNSON and LASHAWN
ANDERSON,
Respondents.
Before: Hood, P.J., and Gage and Whitbeck, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from a family court order terminating her parental
rights to the minor children pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)(i) and (c)(i); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(3)(b)(i) and (c)(i). We affirm.
Our review of the record reveals that the family court did not clearly err in determining 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). Furthermore, respondent-appellant failed to
demonstrate that termination of her parental rights clearly was 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). Therefore, we conclude that the family court properly terminated respondent
appellant’s parental rights to the minor children.
Affirmed.
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/s/ Harold Hood
/s/ Hilda R. Gage
/s/ William C. Whitbeck
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