IN RE HERNANDEZ/ALFARO MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of S.D.H. and E.A., Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
December 13, 2002
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 237603
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 00-390569
CHRISTOPHER DIAMOND HERNANDEZ,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: Owens, P.J., and Murphy and Cavanagh, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent appeals as of right from the family court order terminating his parental rights
to the minor child S.D.H. under MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)(i), (b)(ii), (g), and (j). We affirm.
The trial court did not clearly err in finding that at least one statutory ground for
termination was established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I); In re Miller, 433
Mich 331, 337; 445 NW2d 161 (1989). The evidence established that a half-sibling of S.D.H.
suffered severe physical injuries and that abuse by respondent caused the injuries. Further, 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/ Donald S. Owens
/s/ William B. Murphy
/s/ Mark J. Cavanagh
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