IN RE LATOSHA RAE LYND MINOR

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS In the Matter of LATOSHA RAE LYND, Minor. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, UNPUBLISHED February 27, 2007 Petitioner-Appellee, v No. 272389 Branch Circuit Court Family Division LC No. 06-003366-NA CORA MARIE LYND, Respondent-Appellant. Before: Hoekstra, P.J., and Markey and Wilder, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent appeals as of right from the trial court order terminating her parental rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(g) and (j). We affirm. This appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E). 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 child tested positive for marijuana and cocaine at birth, as did respondent. Respondent did not seek or receive any prenatal care while pregnant with the minor child. Respondent refused to participate in any of the services provided, in particular the drug screens that would have allowed her to visit with her newborn child, and did not keep in contact with her caseworker. Further, the evidence did not show that termination of respondent’s parental rights was clearly not in the child’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000). The minor child was never in respondent’s care, and thus there was no bonding between mother and child. Therefore, the trial court did not err in terminating respondent’s parental rights to the minor child. Affirmed. /s/ Joel P. Hoekstra /s/ Jane E. Markey /s/ Kurtis T. Wilder -1-

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