IN RE MICHAEL & JUSTIN BALLARD MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of MICHAEL BALLARD and JUSTIN
BALLARD, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
June 30, 2000
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 224165
St. Clair Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 97-000096
SHERI BALLARD,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: Jansen, P. J., and Hood and Saad, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the trial court’s order terminating her parental
rights to the minor children pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (c)(ii), (g) and (j); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i), (c)(ii), (g) and (j). We affirm.
The trial court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination were
established by clear and convincing evidence. MCL 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 trial court did not err in
terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the children. Id.
Affirmed.
/s/ Kathleen Jansen
/s/ Harold Hood
/s/ Henry William Saad
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