IN RE DEAN MINORS

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS __________________________________________ In the Matter of MYNO A. C. DEAN and DEANDRE K. DEAN, Minors. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, UNPUBLISHED November 25, 1997 Petitioner-Appellee, v No. 201572 Wayne Juvenile Court LC No. 93-307899 PATRICIA ANN DEAN, Respondent-Appellant, and ANDRE MOORE and MARK THOMPSON, Respondents. Before: Jansen, P.J., and Fitzgerald and Young, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the juvenile court order terminating her parental rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(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, the court did not commit clear error in ruling that termination of respondent-appellant’s parental rights was in the best interests of the children. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5); MCR 5.974(E)(2); In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 472-473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997). -1­ Affirmed. /s/ Kathleen Jansen /s/ E. Thomas Fitzgerald /s/ Robert P. Young, Jr. -2­

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