IN RE LOVELAND ANDERSON MILLER & JONES MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of LL, TL, KL, JA, AA, FM, AJ and
AJ, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
November 2, 2001
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 231930
Kent Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 99-051900
APRIL MILLER,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
STEVEN ANDERSON, ANTONIO JONES,
CARL DURANT, and FRANKLIN MILLER,
Respondents.
Before: Whitbeck, P.J., and Neff and Hoekstra, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the order terminating her parental rights to
the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i) and (g). We affirm. This case is being
decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).
The family court did not clearly err in finding that subsections 19b(3)(c)(i) and (g) were
established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I); In re Miller, 433 Mich 331, 337;
445 NW2d 161 (1989). Petitioner’s evidence established that respondent-appellant had a history
of deficient parenting due to mental illness and substance abuse. Although respondent-appellant
showed some limited progress during the treatment period, this progress was not nearly enough
to enable her to handle eight children with demanding special needs. While termination of
respondent-appellant’s parental rights is likely to have some consequences, the evidence did not
show that termination was clearly not in the children’s best interests. Thus, the family court did
not clearly err in terminating her parental rights. MCL 712A.19b(5); In re Trejo Minors, 462
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Mich 341, 356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000).
Affirmed.
/s/ William C. Whitbeck
/s/ Janet T. Neff
/s/ Joel P. Hoekstra
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