IN RE MERRITT/LEGETTE MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of TFM, CWM, SDM, TLM, VMM
and SRL, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
November 28, 2000
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 224846
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 98-365796
CHIFFON ELAINE MERRITT,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
FLOYD WILLOUGHBY and SANFORD
LEGETTE,
Respondents.
Before: Gribbs, P.J. and Kelly and Sawyer, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant Chiffon Merritt appeals as of right from the order terminating her
parental rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA 27.3178
(598.19b)(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j). We affirm.
We review for clear error both the court’s decision that a ground for termination has been
proven by clear and convincing evidence and, where appropriate, the court’s decision regarding
the child’s best interest. In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341; ___ NW2d ___ (2000). We find that the
family court did not clearly err in finding that statutory grounds for termination were established
by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I); In re Sours, 459 Mich 624; 593 NW2d 520
(1999). Moreover, the court did not clearly err in determining that termination of respondent-
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appellant’s parental rights was in the children’s best interest.
27.3178(598.19b)(5); In re Trejo, supra.
MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA
Affirmed.
/s/ Roman S. Gribbs
/s/ Michael J Kelly
/s/ David H. Sawyer
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