IN RE ARNOLD MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of BETTY REGINA SIMMONSARNOLD and LARRY VINCENT ARNOLDSIMMONS, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY
UNPUBLISHED
June 19, 1998
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 206032
Wayne Juvenile Court
LC No. 88-271067
CLAXTON ARNOLD,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
TERESA ANNETTE SIMMONS,
Respondent.
Before: Wahls, P.J., and Jansen and Gage, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent father appeals as of right from a juvenile court order terminating parental rights to
his children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (i) and (j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i), (i), and (j).
We affirm.
The juvenile court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination set forth
at MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i) were established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I); In re
Miller, 433 Mich 331, 337; 445 NW2d 161 (1989). Additionally, because respondent father failed to
rebut the mandatory presumption that termination is clearly in the best interests of the children, the
juvenile court did not clearly err in terminating respondent father’s parental rights. In re Hamlet (After
Remand), 225 Mich App 505, 515; ___ NW2d ___ (1997); In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470,
471-474; 564 NW2d 156 (1997).
Affirmed.
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/s/ Myron H. Wahls
/s/ Kathleen Jansen
/s/ Hilda R. Gage
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