IN RE ANDREW RAY KLOSOWSKI MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of ANDREW RAY KLOSOWSKI,
Minor.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,
UNPUBLISHED
July 24, 2008
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 283082
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 06-457072-NA
DARLENE ANN KLOSOWSKI,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
MICHAEL CESSNA,
Respondent.
Before: Saad, C.J., and Fort Hood and Borrello, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent Klosowski appeals as of right from a circuit court order terminating her
parental rights to the minor child pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g), and (j). For the
reasons set forth herein, 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 Archer, 277 Mich App 71, 73; 744 NW2d
1 (2007). Respondent was unable to take care of her son and left him with others who neglected
him as well. Although respondent participated in services, she denied that she was in need of
services and failed to benefit from the services that were offered. Contrary to what respondent
argues, the trial court was not required to find that she would neglect her child for the long-term
future. Fritts v Krugh, 354 Mich 97, 114; 92 NW2d 604 (1958), overruled on other grounds by
In re Hatcher, 443 Mich 426, 444; 505 NW2d 834 (1993). The Fritts case predates the
enactment of § 19b(3), which now governs the criteria for termination.
Further, the evidence did not clearly show that termination of respondent’s parental rights
was not in the child’s best interests. In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 354; 612 NW2d 407 (2000);
MCL 712A.19b(5). The court was not obligated to place the child with relatives in lieu of
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termination. See In re IEM, 233 Mich App 438, 453; 592 NW2d 751 (1999); In re McIntyre,
192 Mich App 47, 53; 480 NW2d 293 (1991); In re Futch, 144 Mich App 163, 170; 375 NW2d
375 (1984). The trial court did not clearly err in terminating respondent’s parental rights. In re
Trejo, supra at 356-357.
Affirmed.
/s/ Henry William Saad
/s/ Karen M. Fort Hood
/s/ Stephen L. Borrello
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