IN RE JORDAN PAUL PIKARSKI MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of JORDAN PAUL PIKARSKI,
Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
February 16, 2001
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 227934
Oakland Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 99-629739-NA
JULIE PIKARSKI,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: Markey, P.J. and McDonald and K. F. Kelly, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent appeals as of right from the family court’s order terminating her parental
rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(e), (g), (j), and (i); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(3)(e), (g), (j), and (i). We affirm.
Respondent argues that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting into evidence
court records from a prior proceeding terminating respondent’s parental rights to another child
and from the limited guardianship placement plan involving the minor in the instant case.
However, how a parent treats one child is probative of how that parent may treat other children.
In re Powers, 208 Mich App 582, 588; 528 NW2d 799 (1995). Moreover, the asserted statutory
grounds for termination included subsections (3)(e) and (i), which involve, respectively, the
parent’s failure to comply with a guardianship plan and the parent’s termination of parental rights
to a sibling of the child. Thus, the disputed records were crucial evidence of the asserted
statutory grounds. Their probative value was not substantially outweighed by the danger of
unfair prejudice. MRE 403.
Respondent contends that the records contained inadmissible hearsay. However,
respondent fails to identify any specific hearsay statements and has, accordingly, failed to
properly present this issue to this Court. People v Kelly, 231 Mich App 627, 641; 588 NW2d
480 (1998).
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Affirmed.
/s/ Jane E. Markey
/s/ Gary R. McDonald
/s/ Kirsten Frank Kelly
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