IN RE BRANDON CHAPMAN MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of BRANDON CHAPMAN, Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
April 3, 1998
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 205027
Kent Juvenile Court
LC No. 96-000361 NA
KAREN LEE CHAPMAN,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
HARRY KING,
Respondent.
Before: Bandstra, P.J., and MacKenzie and N.O. Holowka*, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from a juvenile court order terminating her parental
rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(g); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(g). We affirm.
Petitioner presented clear and convincing evidence that respondent-appellant failed to provide
proper care or custody for most of the child’s life due to her repeated incarceration. Furthermore, even
if respondent-appellant were to be released from prison at the earliest anticipated date, there was no
reasonable expectation that she would be able to provide proper care and custody within a reasonable
time considering the age of the child. Thus, the juvenile court did not clearly err in terminating
respondent-appellant’s parental rights. MCR 5.974(I); In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 472;
564 NW2d 156 (1997).
* Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment.
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We affirm.
/s/ Richard A. Bandstra
/s/ Barbara B. MacKenzie
/s/ Nick O. Holowka
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