IN RE SHANTEL MARIE FREENY MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of SHANTEL MARIE FREENY,
Minor.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,
UNPUBLISHED
October 20, 2009
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 290157
Ingham Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 08-000392-NA
JUANITA EDWARDS,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
CHARLES FREENY,
Respondent.
Before: Fort Hood, P.J., and Sawyer and Donofrio, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent Juanita Edwards appeals as of right from the trial court’s order terminating
her parental rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(g), (i), (j), and (m). We affirm.
This appeal has been decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).
Respondent challenges only the trial court’s best interests decision. We find that the trial
court did not clearly err in finding that termination of respondent’s parental rights was in the
child’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); In re Trejo Minors, 462 Mich 341, 356-357; 612
NW2d 407 (2000). Respondent failed to make progress in addressing the issues that brought the
child into care. She minimally and inconsistently participated in services and failed to follow
through with critical programs. Considering respondent’s history, ongoing substance abuse and
mental health issues, and her failure to address or accept responsibility for the issues that led to
the child’s removal, it was reasonably likely that the child would be neglected and harmed if
returned to respondent’s custody. The child was in need of stability, safety, and permanency in
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order to facilitate her growth and development. Thus, the trial court did not err in terminating
respondent’s parental rights to the child.
Affirmed.
/s/ Karen M. Fort Hood
/s/ David H. Sawyer
/s/ Pat M. Donofrio
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