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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS In the Matter of ETTA MARIE CALHOUN, Minor FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, UNPUBLISHED March 3, 1998 Petitioner-Appellee, v No. 203222 Wayne Juvenile Court LC No. 91-293684 ALENA MARIE CALHOUN, Respondent-Appellant, and MARVIN MILLS CALHOUN, JR.,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. -1­ 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 -2­

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