IN RE MATTHEW STEPHEN DEWEY MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of MATTHEW STEPHEN DEWEY,
Minor.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,
UNPUBLISHED
December 6, 2007
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 277221
Macomb Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 2005-060578-NA
AMBER LYNN DEWEY,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
MARTIN LIEBOLD,
Respondent.
Before: Schuette, P.J., and Borrello and Gleicher, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent Amber Dewey appeals as of right from a circuit court order terminating her
parental rights to the minor child pursuant to MCL 710.29(7). For the reasons set forth in this
memorandum, we affirm.
Respondent’s sole claim on appeal is that the trial court erred in terminating her parental
rights without making findings of fact or conclusions of law, or identifying a statutory basis for
termination as required by MCR 3.977(H). This issue is without merit. MCR 3.977(H)
identifies a trial court’s duties upon the conclusion of a hearing on a supplemental petition for
termination requested under § 19b(3) of the juvenile code, MCL 712A.19b(3). Although this
case began as a child protective proceeding under the juvenile code and a supplemental petition
for termination was filed, the court did not conduct a hearing on the petition because respondent
agreed to relinquish her parental rights and release the child for adoption. A release “is valid if
executed in accordance with the law at the time of execution.” MCR 3.801(B). The record
shows that the trial court complied with the requirements of the adoption code for accepting a
release, MCL 710.29(1) and (6); In re Blankenship, 165 Mich App 706, 711-712; 418 NW2d 919
(1988), and respondent does not contend otherwise. Accordingly, we find no error warranting
reversal.
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Affirmed.
/s/ Bill Schuette
/s/ Stephen L. Borrello
/s/ Elizabeth L. Gleicher
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