IN RE GRACE ELIZSE MADISON RAWLS MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of GRACE ELIZSE MADISON
RAWLS, Minor.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,
UNPUBLISHED
February 20, 2007
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 271849
St. Joseph Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 05-000852-NA
DENISE LONGS,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
CHARLES RAWLS,
Respondent.
Before: Meter, P.J., and O’Connell and Davis, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent Denise Longs appeals as of right from a circuit court order terminating her
parental rights to the minor child pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g), and (j). We affirm.
The trial court did not clearly err in finding that § 19b(3)(g) was established by clear and
convincing evidence. In re IEM, 233 Mich App 438, 450; 592 NW2d 751 (1999) (“[a] court
may order termination of a parent’s rights when clear and convincing evidence establishes that at
least one statutory ground for termination exists”). Respondent was unable to provide proper
care or custody for the child due to her abuse of cocaine. Respondent failed to treat her
substance abuse problem and continued to use the drug during the pendency of the case. As a
result, she was no closer to reunification than she had been nine months earlier when the child
entered foster care. Therefore, it was clear that respondent would not be able to provide proper
care and custody within a reasonable time considering the age of the child. Further, the evidence
did not clearly show that termination of respondent’s parental rights was not in the child’s best
interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 354, 356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000).
The trial court did not err in terminating respondent’s parental rights to the child.
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Affirmed.
/s/ Patrick M. Meter
/s/ Peter D. O’Connell
/s/ Alton T. Davis
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