IN RE LARSEN MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of KEVIN and MATTHEW LARSEN,
Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
June 13, 2000
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 222734
Shiawassee Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 97-008323-NA
KRESSTINA KOPICKO,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: Meter, P.J., and Griffin and Talbot, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent appeals by right from the family court’s order terminating her parental rights to two
minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i) and (g); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i) and (g). We
affirm.
The family court did not clearly err in finding that the aforementioned statutory bases for
termination were established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I); In re Miller, 433 Mich
331, 337; 445 NW2d 161 (1989). Indeed, contrary to respondent’s implication, numerous witnesses
supported the trial court’s finding that respondent would not be able to properly care for the children
within a reasonable period of time. Moreover, respondent 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).
Accordingly, the trial court did not err in terminating respondents’ parental rights. Respondent’s
contention that petitioner failed to offer adequate therapy is without merit; the record indicates that
respondent participated in numerous services, including therapy, over the course of nearly two years but
that she nevertheless failed to improve her parenting skills.
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Affirmed.
/s/ Patrick M. Meter
/s/ Richard Allen Griffin
/s/ Michael J. Talbot
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