IN RE ROBERT PERKINS III
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of ROBERT PERKINS III, Minor.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,
UNPUBLISHED
April 14, 2009
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 288180
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 07-467259-NA
SHANTA RENEE IRVING,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: Fort Hood, P.J., and Talbot and Davis, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent appeals as of right from a circuit court order terminating her parental rights
to the minor child pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)(i), (c)(i), (g), (h), (j), and (k)(v). We affirm.
This appeal has been decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).
The trial court did not clearly err in finding that §§ 19b(3)(b)(i), (g), (h), (j), and (k)(v)
were each established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 3.977(G); In re Trejo, 462 Mich
341, 360; 612 NW2d 407 (2000). Respondent, who was suffering from Munchausen Syndrome
by Proxy among other mental illnesses, caused the child to contract a life-threatening bacterial
infection. She was convicted of child endangerment and was serving a five-year prison sentence;
she was not due to be released until early 2011. Respondent’s mental health issues had not been
resolved, and she still did not fully accept that she was responsible for her son’s health problems.
Further, the trial court did not clearly err in finding that termination of respondent’s
parental rights was in the child’s best interests. Id. at 356-357; MCL 712A.19b(5). Thus, the
court did not err in terminating respondent’s parental rights to the child.
Affirmed.
/s/ Karen M. Fort Hood
/s/ Michael J. Talbot
/s/ Alton T. Davis
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