IN RE WILLIAMS MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of A.W. and J.L.W., Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
October 8, 2002
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 238619
Manistee Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 96-009074-NA
SANDRA WILLIAMS,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
JIMMY JAMES WILLIAMS,
Respondent.
Before: Fitzgerald, P.J., and Holbrook, Jr. and Cavanagh, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-Appellant (respondent) appeals as of right the order terminating her parental
rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(ii), (g), and (m). We affirm.
The court did not clearly err in finding after the permanency planning hearing that there
was a substantial risk of harm if the children were returned to respondent. The court’s statement
in its order following the permanency planning hearing that respondent had made no progress
toward the return of her children was harmless error.
The court did not clearly err in finding that at least one of the statutory grounds for
termination was established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I); In re Miller, 433
Mich 331, 337; 445 NW2d 161 (1989). Further, the evidence did not show that termination of
respondent’s parental rights was clearly not in the children’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5);
In re Trejo Minors, 462 Mich 341, 356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000). Thus, the court did not err
in terminating respondent’s parental rights to the children.
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Affirmed.
/s/ E. Thomas Fitzgerald
/s/ Donald E. Holbrook, Jr.
/s/ Mark J. Cavanagh
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