IN RE STEPHANIE BAKER MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of STEPHANIE BAKER, Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
August 28, 2001
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
SCOTT CENTOFANTI,
No. 222418
Calhoun Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 98-000231-NA
Respondent-Appellant,
and
MARY BAKER and TOMMY SNYDER,
Respondents.
Before: Fitzgerald, P.J., and Gage and C. H. Miel*, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant, Stephanie’s father, appeals as of right from the family court order
terminating his parental rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j). We
affirm.
The family court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination
were established by clear and convincing evidence. The history, nature and duration of
respondent’s incarceration renders him unable to properly care for his daughter. MCR 5.974(I);
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 interests.
* Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment.
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MCL 712A.19b(5). In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000). Thus, the
family court did not err in terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the child.
Affirmed.
/s/ E. Thomas Fitzgerald
/s/ Hilda R. Gage
/s/ Charles H. Miel
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