IN RE SIERRA JOY MARIE SHARP MINOR

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS In the Matter of SIERRA JOY MARIE SHARP, Minor. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, UNPUBLISHED August 11, 2000 Petitioner -Appellee, v NIKKI L. SHARP, No. 224164 Dickinson Circuit Court Family Division LC No. 99-000509-NA Respondent -Appellant, and CHRISTOPHER HENRY Respondent. Before: White, P.J., and Talbot and R.J. Danhof,* JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent-appellate appeals as of right from the family court order terminating her parental rights to the minor child pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA 27A.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i),(c)(ii), (g) and (j). We affirm. We are satisfied from our review of the record that the family court did not clearly err in finding that § 19(3)(c)(i) and (c)(ii) were established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I); In re Sours, 459 Mich 624, 633; 593 NW2d 520 (1999). Because only one statutory ground is required in order to terminate parental rights, we need not decide whether termination was also warranted under §§ 19b(3)(g) and (j). MCL 712A.19b(3); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3); In re Trejo, ___ Mich ___; ___ NW2d ___ (Docket No. 112528, decided July 5, 2000), slip op at 21-22. On this record, we cannot conclude that the court’s assessment of the child’s best interests * Former Court of Appeals judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment. -1­ was clearly erroneous. Id. at 27. Thus, the family court did not err in terminating respondent’s parental rights. Affirmed. /s/ Helene N. White /s/ Michael J. Talbot /s/ Robert J. Danhof -2­

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