IN RE GENEVA LEA BROOKS MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of G.L.B., Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
October 25, 2002
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 237961
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 00-386003
LAWRENCE BROOKS, SR.,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
DEBRA BROOKS-WINTERS, a/k/a DEBRA
WINTERS RUCINSKI, a/k/a DEBRA D.
RUCINSKI,
Respondent.
Before: Hoekstra, P.J., and Wilder and Zahra, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent Brooks appeals as of right from a circuit court order terminating his parental
rights to the minor child pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j). We affirm. This
appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).
The trial court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination had
been proved by clear and convincing evidence. In re Trejo Minors, 462 Mich 341, 356-357; 612
NW2d 407 (2000). Although respondent made some progress toward completion of his
treatment plan, the evidence showed that after fifteen months he was not able to demonstrate
substantial compliance. Respondent had not successfully treated his drug abuse problem, had
not established a steady source of income adequate to support himself and the child, and had
continued to reside with respondent Brooks-Winters, who presented a risk of harm to the child
due to her refusal to address her substance abuse problem. Further, the trial court did not clearly
err in its determination that the evidence, on the whole record, did not clearly show that
termination was clearly not in the child’s best interest. Id. at 354, 356-357; MCL 712A.19b(5).
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Therefore, the trial court did not clearly err in terminating respondent’s parental rights to the
child. Trejo, supra at 356-357.
Affirmed.
/s/ Joel P. Hoekstra
/s/ Kurtis T. Wilder
/s/ Brian K. Zahra
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