IN RE ANDREW, CRYSTAL & TYLER COTTON MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of ANDREW COTTON, CRYSTAL
COTTON, and TYLER COTTON, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
July 7, 2000
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 223926
Muskegon Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 98-026236-NA
ELIZABETH R. ENGLISH,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: Jansen, P.J., and Hood and Saad, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from an order of the family court that terminated her
parental rights to Andrew Cotton (dob 1/13/96), Crystal Cotton (dob 8/23/97), and Tyler Cotton (dob
6/3/98) pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (3)(g) and (3)(j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i),
(3)(g), and (3)(j). We affirm.
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 Sours, 459 Mich 624, 634-635;
593 NW2d 520 (1999); In re Terry, 240 Mich App 14, 22; ___ NW2d ___ (2000). Furthermore,
because respondent-appellant failed to put forth evidence from which the family court could conclude
that termination was clearly not in the children’s best interest, the decision to terminate respondent
appellant’s parental rights complied with the requirements of MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(5), and was not clearly erroneous. See In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470; 564
NW2d 156 (1997).
Affirmed.
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/s/ Kathleen Jansen
/s/ Harold Hood
/s/ Henry William Saad
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