IN RE BRYANNA STEPHANIE PERKINS MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of B.S.P., Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
August 20, 2002
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 239589
Saginaw Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 99-026080-NA
MORRIS JEROME PERKINS,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
DAWN MARIE PROVENCHER,
Respondent.
Before: White, P.J., and Neff and Jansen, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from an order terminating his parental rights to
the minor child pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i) and (g). We affirm. This case is being
decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).
Failure to timely file the petition for termination of parental rights under MCR
5.974(F)(1)(a) does not require dismissal of the case or reversal of the termination order. In re
Kirkwood, 187 Mich App 542, 545-546; 468 NW2d 280 (1991). See also In re TC, SC and SP,
___ Mich App ___; ___ NW2d ___ (Docket No. 236163, issued May 17, 2002), slip op at 2; In
re Jackson, 199 Mich App 22, 28-29; 501 NW2d 182 (1993); In re Pardee, 190 Mich App 243,
252; 475 NW2d 870 (1991).
Affirmed.
/s/ Helene N. White
/s/ Janet T. Neff
/s/ Kathleen Jansen
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