IN RE DARREL DARNEL DOYLE MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of DARREL DARNEL DOYLE,
Minor.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,
UNPUBLISHED
August 4, 2009
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 289812
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 06-458177-NA
TUWANA D. WILLIAMS,
Respondent,
and
DARREL A. DOYLE,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: Saad, C.J., and Sawyer and Borrello, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent Darrel Doyle appeals from a circuit court order that terminated his parental
rights to the minor child pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(a)(ii), (c)(i), (g), (j), and (k)(i). For the
reasons set forth below, we affirm.
Respondent does not dispute that petitioner proved the statutory grounds for termination
by clear and convincing evidence. He argues, however, that the trial court erred in finding that
termination of his parental rights was in the child’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5).
The evidence showed that respondent made no effort to maintain a relationship with his
son. He visited the child only three times, and the last two visits occurred more than a year apart.
According to the foster care worker, by the last visit, the child no longer recognized respondent.
The trial court did not clearly err in finding that termination of respondent’s parental rights was
in the child’s best interests. In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000).
Further, the court was not required to place the child with a guardian or other custodian in lieu of
terminating respondent’s parental rights. In re IEM, 233 Mich App 438, 453; 592 NW2d 751
(1999); In re McIntyre, 192 Mich App 47, 52; 480 NW2d 293 (1991).
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Respondent’s second stated issue, which concerns the trial court’s alleged consideration
of evidence offered during closing argument, has been abandoned because respondent does not
address this issue in his brief. Mitcham v Detroit, 355 Mich 182, 203; 94 NW2d 388 (1959);
People v Harris, 261 Mich App 44, 50; 680 NW2d 17 (2004).
Affirmed.
/s/ Henry William Saad
/s/ David H. Sawyer
/s/ Stephen L. Borrello
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