IN RE AUSTIN MICHAEL HILL MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of AUSTIN MICHAEL HILL,
Minor.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,
UNPUBLISHED
January 29, 2008
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 279266
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 05-441678
CAROL DIANE HILL,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
JOSEPH VAN SLEET,
Respondent.
Before: Beckering, P.J., and Sawyer and Fort Hood, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right the order of the trial court terminating her
parental rights to her minor child pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i) and (g). 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 statutory grounds for termination of
respondent-appellant’s parental rights had been established. MCR 3.977(J); In re Miller, 433
Mich 331, 337; 445 NW2d 161 (1989). The record indicates that respondent-appellant made
strides toward overcoming her alcohol and drug use and engaged in treatment for her mental
illness. Nonetheless, respondent-appellant failed to rectify the additional conditions that led to
adjudication. Respondent-appellant failed to obtain suitable housing for the child, failed to
maintain employment, failed to visit regularly with the child, and failed to demonstrate that she
could care for the child given his extensive and life-threatening medical condition. Because the
issues that led to adjudication continued to exist, the trial court did not err in determining that
termination was proper under subsection (3)(c)(i). Similarly, termination was also proper under
subsection (3)(g), as the record indicates that it is unlikely that respondent-appellant will ever be
able to provide proper care and custody for the child.
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Based on the same clear and convincing evidence, we hold that the record also supports
the trial court’s finding that termination was not contrary to the best interests of the child. MCL
712A.19b(5); In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000).
Affirmed.
/s/ Jane M. Beckering
/s/ David H. Sawyer
/s/ Karen M. Fort Hood
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