IN RE ETTA MARIE CALHOUN MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of ETTA MARIE CALHOUN, Minor
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
March 3, 1998
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 203222
Wayne Juvenile Court
LC No. 91-293684
ALENA MARIE CALHOUN,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
MARVIN MILLS CALHOUN, JR.,
Respondent.
Before: Michael J. Kelly, P.J., and Fitzgerald and M.G. Harrison*, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent appeals as of right from the juvenile court order terminating her parental rights to
the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(a), (c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(a), (c)(i),
(g) and (j). We affirm.
The juvenile court did not clearly err in its statement that the parents had an obligation to come
forward and take personal responsibility for demonstrating that they could provide a proper home for
the child. People v Grant, 445 Mich 535, 542; 520 NW2d 123 (1994); In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich
App 470, 472-473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997). The statutory grounds for termination were supported by
clear and convincing evidence. In re Jackson, 199 Mich App 22, 25; 501 NW2d 182 (1993).
Further, contrary to respondent-appellant’s assertion, the court made separate findings as to both her
and her husband, Marvin Calhoun. However, because respondent-appellant and Marvin Calhoun
* Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment.
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would both be in the home and responsible for the care and custody of the child, the court did not err
when it also considered the dynamics of the husband-wife relationship. In re Hall-Smith, supra.
Affirmed.
/s/ Michael J. Kelly
/s/ E. Thomas Fitzgerald
/s/ Michael G. Harrison
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