IN RE JOHN AND KIMBERLY BARNHART MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of JOHN BARNHART and
KIMBERLY BARNHART, Minors
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
March 3, 1998
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 203598
Kalamazoo Juvenile Court
LC No. 82-000089-NA
KAREN BARNHART,
Respondent-Appellant,
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 203955
Kalamazoo Juvenile Court
LC No. 82-000089-NA
MICHAEL BARNHART,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
KAREN BARNHART,
Respondent.
Before: Michael J. Kelly, P.J., and Fitzgerald and M.G. Harrison*, JJ.
* Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment.
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PER CURIAM.
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Respondents filed separate appeals as of right from a juvenile court order terminating their
parental rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i) and (j); MSA 27.3178(3)(c)(i) and
(j). The appeals have been consolidated for our review. We affirm.
Having considered respondents’ arguments regarding the adequacy of services, we are not
persuaded that the juvenile court clearly err in finding that MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i); MSA
27.3178(3)(c)(i) was established by clear and convincing evidence. In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App
470; 564 NW2d 156 (1997). In any event, respondents’ argument fails to recognize the full basis of
the juvenile court’s decision.
The court found that MCL 712A.19b(3)(j); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(3)(j) was also proven. Respondents’ failure to address this statutory ground for
termination precludes appellate relief. See Roberts & Son Contracting, Inc v North Oakland
Development Corp, 163 Mich App 109, 113; 413 NW2d 744 (1987). Cf. In re Powers, 208 Mich
App 582, 592-593; 528 NW2d 799 (1995).
Affirmed.
/s/ Michael J. Kelly
/s/ E. Thomas Fitzgerald
/s/ Michael G. Harrison
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