IN RE ALI MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of SHAKIA MOLONE ALI and
SAMIR ALI, Minors.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,
UNPUBLISHED
December 20, 2007
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 278873
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 84-243682-NA
KEVIN LAMARR ALI,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: Murray, P.J., and Hoekstra and Wilder, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent appeals as of right from a circuit court order terminating his parental rights to
the minor children pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(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 proven by clear and convincing evidence. In re IEM, 233 Mich App 438, 450; 592 NW2d
751 (1999). Respondent, who had an alcohol problem, went through an inpatient program and
promptly resumed drinking. He then abandoned the service plan and did not attempt to contact
the children for over six months.
Further, the evidence did not clearly show that termination of respondent’s parental rights
was not in the children’s best interests. In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 354; 612 NW2d 407 (2000);
MCL 712A.19b(5). Thus, the trial court did not clearly err in terminating respondent’s parental
rights to the children. In re Trejo, supra at 356-357.
Affirmed.
/s/ Christopher M. Murray
/s/ Joel P. Hoekstra
/s/ Kurtis T. Wilder
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