IN RE STEPHEN CALEB GASKILL MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
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In the Matter of S.C.G., Minor.
UNPUBLISHED
April 15, 2004
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 251955
Jackson Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 99-093411-NA
TINA M. HUNT,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
SYDNEY GASKILL,
Respondent-Not Participating.
Before: Cavanagh, P.J., and Murphy and Smolenski, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right the trial court order terminating her parental
rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(g), (i) and (j). We affirm. This appeal is
being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E)(1)(b).
The trial court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination
were established by clear and convincing evidence. See MCR 3.977(J); 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 child’s best interests. See MCL
712A.19b(5); In re Trejo Minors, 462 Mich 341, 356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000).
The evidence clearly demonstrated that respondent-appellant intended to continue in her
relationship with Gaskill, even though Gaskill had been convicted of second-degree criminal
sexual conduct for the sexual abuse of her older daughter. There was also clear and convincing
evidence demonstrating that there was no reasonable likelihood that respondent-appellant would
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learn to accept Gaskill’s guilt and sever her relationship with him within a reasonable time
considering the age of the child.
Affirmed.
/s/ Mark J. Cavanagh
/s/ William B. Murphy
/s/ Michael R. Smolenski
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