IN RE AMSHEY/CONSTANT-AMSHEY MINORS

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS In the Matter of AALIYAH AMSHEY, ALEXANDER AMSHEY and ANGELINA CONSTANT-AMSHEY, Minors. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, UNPUBLISHED January 8, 2004 Petitioner-Appellee, v No. 249915 Kent Circuit Court Family Division LC No. 02-261000-NA ANTOINETTE AMSHEY, Respondent-Appellant, and MALCOLM GUYTON, RONALD SOUTHARD and LOUIS CONSTANT, Respondents. Before: Donofrio, P.J., and Griffin and Jansen, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent Amshey appeals as of right from a circuit court order terminating her parental rights to the minor children pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i) and (g). We affirm. The trial court did not clearly err in finding that at least one statutory ground for termination had been proved by clear and convincing evidence. In re IEM, 233 Mich App 438, 450; 592 NW2d 751 (1999). Respondent made minimal efforts to comply with the treatment plan and failed to complete all but one goal. Although the children had been in alternate placement for nearly a year, respondent had yet to obtain suitable housing and a means of income. Further, the trial court’s finding regarding the child’s best interests was not clearly erroneous. In re Trejo Minors, 462 Mich 341, 354, 356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000); MCL 712A.19b(5). Therefore, the trial court did not clearly err in terminating respondent’s parental rights. Id. -1- Affirmed. /s/ Pat M. Donofrio /s/ Richard Allen Griffin /s/ Kathleen Jansen -2-

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