IN RE SEQUOIA GENISE PARKER MINOR

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS In the Matter of SEQUOIA GENISE PARKER, Minor. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, UNPUBLISHED April 3, 1998 Petitioner-Appellee, v No. 203385 Genesee Juvenile Court LC No. 88-076537 NA TYRENE LIZZEL PARKER, Respondent-Appellant. Before: Bandstra, P.J., and MacKenzie and N.O. Holowka*, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent appeals as of right from an order of the juvenile court terminating her parental rights after release under MCL 710.29(7); MSA 27.3178(555.29)(7). We affirm. Respondent asserts that the decision to release her parental rights was not knowingly and voluntarily made. However, because respondent failed to seek revocation of the release in the trial court in accordance with MCL 710.29(10); MSA 27.3178(555.29)(10), this issue is not preserved. In re Baby Girl Fletcher, 76 Mich App 219, 221; 256 NW2d 444 (1977). Appellate review is also precluded because respondent has not cited any applicable case law or other authority in support of her request for relief. Price v Long Realty, Inc, 199 Mich App 461, 467; 502 NW2d 337 (1993).1 Even if the issue had been preserved, a review of the record shows that the court complied with the requirements set forth in MCL 710.29(6); MSA 27.3178(555.29)(6), and that respondent’s decision was knowingly and voluntarily made. * Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment. -1­ We affirm. /s/ Richard A. Bandstra /s/ Barbara B. MacKenzie /s/ Nick O. Holowka 1 The only law cited by respondent relates to involuntary termination proceedings instituted by the state under the juvenile code, MCL 712A.19b; MSA 27.3178(598.19b). Although the juvenile court originally assumed jurisdiction over the child under the juvenile code, the termination was a voluntary proceeding initiated by the parent under the adoption code, MCL 710.29; MSA 27.3178(555.29); In re Kenneth Jackson, Jr, 115 Mich App 40, 51; 320 NW2d 285 (1982). -2­

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