IN RE HARRISON MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of DWAYNE HARRISON,
BRITTANY HARRISON and MELISSA
HARRISON, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
September 21, 2001
Petitioner-Appellee,
V
THERESA TODD,
No. 230455
Macomb Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 98-046535-NA
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: Cavanagh, P.J., and Markey and Cooper, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals by right from the family court’s order terminating her
parental rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j). We affirm.
The trial 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 (1989). Further, because at least one ground for termination was
established, the court was required to terminate respondent-appellant’s parental rights unless the
court found that termination was clearly not in the children’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5);
In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 364-365; 612 NW2d 407 (2000). The court’s finding regarding the
children’s best interest was not clearly erroneous. Trejo supra. Thus, the family court did not
err in terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the children.
We affirm.
/s/ Mark J. Cavanagh
/s/ Jane E. Markey
/s/ Jessica R. Cooper
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