IN RE JUWAN DONTAE CLINTON MINOR
Annotate this Case
Download PDF
STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of JUWAN DONTAE CLINTON,
Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
December 8, 2000
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
CLARISSA ROCHELLE CLINTON,
No. 221773
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 89-276083
Respondent-Appellant,
and
JOHN JACKSON,
Respondent.
Before: Bandstra, C.J., and Fitzgerald and D. B. Leiber*, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right the family court order terminating her parental
rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(g), (i) and (j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(g),
(i) and (j). We affirm.
The record reveals that respondent has a substance abuse problem that she has not been
able to overcome despite participation in several treatment programs. Her parental rights to three
other children have been terminated as a result of serious and chronic neglect stemming from her
substance abuse problem. Her substance abuse dates back to 1986 and continued to be
unresolved at the time of the termination hearing. In addition, respondent has no suitable
housing. Under these circumstances, 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; In re Miller, 433 Mich 331, 337; 445 NW2d 161 (1989). Further, the evidence did not
show that termination of respondent-appellant’s parental rights was clearly not in the child’s best
* Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment.
interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5); In re Trejo Minors, 462 Mich 341,
356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000). Thus, the family court did not err in terminating respondentappellant’s parental rights to the child.
Affirmed.
/s/ Richard A. Bandstra
/s/ E. Thomas Fitzgerald
/s/ Dennis B. Leiber
-2-
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
