IN RE AMMY KAREN ANN WARD MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of AMMY KAREN ANN WARD,
Minor.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,
UNPUBLISHED
June 10, 2008
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 281281
Bay Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 06-009463-NA
SUZETTE WARD,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
DANNY WARD,
Respondent.
In the Matter of AMMY KAREN ANN WARD,
Minor.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 281282
Bay Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 06-009463-NA
DANNY WARD,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
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SUZETTE WARD,
Respondent.
Before: Gleicher, P.J., and Fitzgerald and Hoekstra, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
In these consolidated appeals, respondents appeal as of right from the trial court order
terminating their parental rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g), and (j).
We affirm.
The trial court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination of
respondents’ parental rights were established by clear and convincing evidence. In re McIntyre,
192 Mich App 47, 50; 480 NW2d 293 (1991); MCR 3.977(J). Respondents contend that they
were not given sufficient time and services to demonstrate that they could bond with their child
and learn to properly parent her. They argue that, because of their developmental limitations,
they should have been given more time. We disagree. Although respondents plainly loved and
desired to parent their child, the evidence established that they did not have the capacity to
provide proper care and custody for a child. They were not able to care for themselves without
intensive community support services. Additional time and services would not change
respondents’ capacity to properly parent a child.
The evidence also did not show that termination of respondents’ parental rights was
contrary to the child’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 353; 612
NW2d 407 (2000). The child needed security and stability, which respondents just could not
provide.
Affirmed.
/s/ Elizabeth L. Gleicher
/s/ E. Thomas Fitzgerald
/s/ Joel P. Hoekstra
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