IN RE WALKER/RICHMOND MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of T.M.W. and B.S.R., Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
November 1, 2002
Petitioner-Appellee,
V
No. 239017
Berrien Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 99-000053-NA
RASHENA WALKER,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
ERIC RICHMOND and CHARLES HILL,
Respondents.
Before: Hoekstra, P.J., and Wilder and Zahra, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the circuit court order terminating her
parental rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g), and (j). We affirm.
The conditions that lead to the adjudication were (1) respondent’s failure to properly care
for the children’s medical needs and (2) respondent’s inadequate housing and parenting skills.
Although respondent made some progress toward improving these conditions, her progress was
not sustained and any gains she had achieved vanished. The children’s respiratory problems
required that they wear facemasks outdoors to avoid bouts of asthmatic breathing. The children
were also required to take numerous medications. However, the evidence suggests that the
children were not being properly medicated and respondent admitted she did not put the masks
on the children when they went outdoors. Evidence was also presented that respondent was not
reliable with respect to maintaining parenting time with the children.
Based on the record as a whole, we conclude the circuit 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). Further, the
evidence did not show that termination of respondent-appellant’s parental rights was clearly not
in the children’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 356-357; 612
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NW2d 407 (2000). Thus, the circuit court did not err in terminating respondent-appellant’s
parental rights to the children.
Affirmed.
/s/ Joel P. Hoekstra
/s/ Kurtis T. Wilder
/s/ Brian K. Zahra
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