IN RE BRYCEN MUTCH MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of BRYCEN MUTCH, Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
January 20, 2004
Petitioner-Appellee,
V
No. 246375
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 02-409332
MATTHEW MUTCH,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
MELONI POOKRUM-HARRIS,
Respondent.
Before: Donofrio, P.J., and Griffin and Jansen, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent Mutch appeals as of right from a circuit court order terminating his parental
rights to the minor child pursuant to MCL 712A19b(3)(b), (g), (j), and (k)(iii) and (v). 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). The child suffered a significant skull fracture while in his parents’
care. There was no legitimate explanation for the injury and no medical treatment was sought.
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. Trejo,
supra at 356-357.
Affirmed.
/s/ Pat M. Donofrio
/s/ Richard A. Griffin
/s/ Kathleen Jansen
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