IN RE CORGIAL MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of TREVONNE RONNELL-
DEWVON CORGIAL and TAESHAUN
RAMONE DAMARI CORGIAL, Minors.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,
UNPUBLISHED
October 28, 2008
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 284864
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 06-461754-NA
APRIL LYONS,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
WILLIAM J. CORGIAL,
Respondent.
Before: Servitto, P.J., and Donofrio and Fort Hood, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent April Lyons appeals as of right from a circuit court order terminating her
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 §§ 19b(3)(c)(i), (g), and (j) were each
established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 3.977(G); In re Archer, 277 Mich App 71,
73; 744 NW2d 1 (2007). Respondent had a serious drug problem that caused her to neglect and
endanger the children. She left the then two and three-year-old children with others for days at a
time or even alone so she could engage in her drug habit. She refused to participate in treatment
for nearly a year after the children were removed from the home and, despite eventually
completing an inpatient treatment program and testifying that she had not used drugs since
entering treatment, she continued to test positive for cocaine. Respondent also did not attend
individual counseling, lacked suitable housing, and visited the children only sporadically.
Because grounds for termination were clearly established under §§ 19b(3)(c)(i), (g), and (j), any
alleged error in relying on § 19b(3)(a)(ii) as an additional basis for termination was harmless. In
re Powers, 244 Mich App 111, 118; 624 NW2d 472 (2000).
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Further, the evidence did not clearly show that termination of respondent’s parental rights
was not in the children’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 354; 612
NW2d 407 (2000). The trial court did not clearly err in terminating respondent’s parental rights
to the children. Id. at 356-357.
Affirmed.
/s/ Deborah A. Servitto
/s/ Pat M. Donofrio
/s/ Karen M. Fort Hood
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