IN RE GARLAND/BAKER MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of MARTY EDWARD GARLAND,
DANIEL JAMES BAKER and ANGEL MARIE
BAKER, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
December 26, 2000
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 227113
Macomb Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 97-044070-NA
PAULETTE SROKA,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
MARTY K. GARLAND and JAMES R. BAKER,
Respondents.
Before: McDonald, P.J., and Neff and Fitzgerald, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-Appellant Paulette Sroka appeals as of right the order terminating her
parental rights to the minor children pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i) and (g); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i) and (g). We affirm.
We are satisfied from our review of the record that 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 Miller, 433 Mich 331, 337; 445 NW2d 161 (1998). Evidence
was presented that respondent could not provide proper care and custody for the children unless
she cooperated in counseling, successfully completed parenting classes, and took her medication
to control her behavior. Evidence was also presented that respondent had made little, if any,
progress in her parenting skills despite numerous referrals, that respondent’s behavior was
resistant to change, and that there was no reasonable likelihood that change would occur in the
foreseeable future. Hence, termination was warranted pursuant to § § 19b(3)(c)(i) and (g).
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Further, there is no clear evidence, on the whole record, that termination was not in the children’s
best interest. In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341; 612 NW2d 407 (2000).
Affirmed.
/s/ Gary R. McDonald
/s/ Janet T. Neff
/s/ E. Thomas Fitzgerald
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