IN RE DAYZANA L HENRY MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of DAYZANA L. HENRY, Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
June 8, 2004
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 251065
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 01-400034
TALISHA HENRY,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
DEON MOHAMMED,
Respondent.
Before: Markey, P.J., and Wilder and Meter, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals by right from the trial court order terminating her parental
rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19(b)(3)(a)(ii), (c)(i), (g), and (j). We affirm.
The trial court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination
were established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 3.977(J); In re Miller, 433 Mich 331,
337: 445 NW2d 161 (1989). The principal condition that led to adjudication was respondentappellant’s abandonment of the child. The evidence revealed that respondent-appellant failed to
comply with her treatment plan, had again abandoned the child, had not visited the child for
almost a year, and respondent-appellant’s whereabouts were unknown at the time of the
termination trial.
Further, the evidence did not show that termination of respondent-appellant’s parental
rights was clearly not in the child’s best interest. MCL 712A.19b(5); In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341,
356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (200). Given the young age of the child and respondent-appellant’s
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failure to maintain contact, there was no bond between the two. Thus, the trial court did not err
in terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the child.
We affirm.
/s/ Jane E. Markey
/s/ Kurtis T. Wilder
/s/ Patrick M. Meter
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