IN RE ANDREW C GARY MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of ANDREW C. GARY, Minor.
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FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
February 27, 1998
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 201305
Wayne Juvenile Court
LC No. 92-298175
YVONNE K. GARY,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
RICKY WIGGINS,
Respondent.
Before: Markey, P.J., and Doctoroff and Smolenski, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Respondent-appellant appeals by right the juvenile court order terminating her parental rights to
the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g), (i) and (j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i), (g), (i)
and (j). We affirm.
Petitioner presented clear and convincing evidence to show that respondent suffered from
mental illness and a substance abuse problem which rendered her unable to support herself or care
adequately for her child and had previously resulted in termination of respondent’s parental rights to four
other children. Despite repeated hospitalizations for her mental illness and repeated participation in
substance abuse programs, respondent failed to consistently use medication to control the symptoms of
her illness and continued to abuse illegal drugs and alcohol. The evidence submitted by respondent
failed to establish that termination was clearly not in the child’s best interest. Therefore, the juvenile
court’s decision was not clearly erroneous. In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 472-473; 564
NW2d 156 (1997).
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Affirmed.
/s/ Jane E. Markey
/s/ Martin M. Doctoroff
/s/ Michael R. Smolenski
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