IN RE JAMES MARSH MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of JAMES A. MARSH, Minor
__________________________________________
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES,
UNPUBLISHED
September 30, 1997
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 195319
Wayne Juvenile Court
LC No. 93-307189
JAMES MARSH, JR.,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
SUSAN D. WATKINS,
Respondent.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES,
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 195760
Wayne Juvenile Court
LC No. 93-307189
SUSAN D. WATKINS,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
JAMES MARSH, JR.,
Respondent.
* Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment.
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Before: O’Connell, P.J., and White and C. F. Youngblood*, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
In these separate but consolidated appeals as of right, respondents challenge the juvenile court
order that terminated their parental rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)(i), (b)(ii),
(c)(i), (g), and (j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(b)(i), (b)(ii), (c)(i), (g) and (j). We affirm.
The juvenile court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination were
established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I); In re Miller, 433 Mich 331, 337; 445
NW2d 161 (1989). Further, respondents failed to show that termination of their parental rights was
clearly not in the child’s best interest. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5); In re HallSmith, 222 Mich App 470, 472-473; ___ NW2d ___ (1997). Hence, the juvenile court did not
clearly err in terminating respondents’ parental rights to the child.
Affirmed.
/s/ Peter D. O’Connell
/s/ Helene N. White
/s/ Carole F. Youngblood
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