IN RE ANGELICA DEZWAAN MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of A.D., Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
July 9, 2002
Petitioner-Appellee,
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No. 238251
Allegan Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 99-025166-NA
MARTHA DEZWAAN,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: Hood, P.J., and Saad and E. M. Thomas,* JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent appeals as of right from the trial court order terminating her parental rights to
the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)(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). Furthermore, the evidence did not show that termination of
respondent’s parental rights was clearly not in the child’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); In
re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000). Thus, the trial court did not err in
terminating respondent’s parental rights to the child.
Affirmed.
/s/ Harold Hood
/s/ Henry William Saad
/s/ Edward M. Thomas
* Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment.
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