IN RE KELLER MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of REGINALD LOUIS KELLER and
CARRIE JO KELLER, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
January 25, 2002
Petitioner-Appellee,
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No. 234292
Saginaw Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 90-021037-NA
ROBIN JOHNSON,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
REGINALD KELLER,
Respondent.
Before: Sawyer, P.J., and O’Connell and Zahra, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the order terminating her parental rights to
the minor children pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(g), (i), (j) and (m). This matter is being
decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E). We affirm.
The trial court did not clearly err in finding that subsections 19b(3)(g) and (j) were
established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I), In re Miller, 433 Mich 331, 337;
445 NW2d 161 (1989). Termination was warranted by respondent-appellant’s irresponsible
behavior since her release from prison, including her failure to send the children to school.
Because the evidence did not show that termination of respondent-appellant’s parental rights was
clearly not in the children’s best interests, the trial court did not err in terminating her parental
rights. MCL 712A.19b(5); In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000).
Respondent-appellant raises issues concerning the trial court’s application of subsections
19b(3)(i) and (m). However, we need not address these issues because the trial court is required
only to find grounds for termination under one statutory provision. Sours, supra 632. Because
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termination was warranted under subsections 19b(3)(g) and (j), respondent-appellant’s effort to
raise arguments about the other subsections is futile.
Affirmed.
/s/ David H. Sawyer
/s/ Peter D. O’Connell
/s/ Brian K. Zahra
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