IN RE BEAVERS MINOR

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS In the Matter of ANTHONY DWIGHT BEAVERS, JR., Minor. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, UNPUBLISHED September 11, 1998 Petitioner-Appellee, v ANTHONY DWAYNE BEAVERS, Sr., a/k/a JOHN TAYLOR, No. 206492 Wayne Juvenile Court LC No. 96-340930 Respondent-Appellant, and VALERIE ROSE MCFARLAND, Respondent. Before: Holbrook, Jr., P.J., and Wahls and Cavanagh, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from a juvenile court order terminating his parental rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(g) and (h); MSA 27.3178(598.19b) (3)(g) and (h). We affirm. The juvenile court did not deprive respondent-appellant of due process by failing to secure his physical presence in the courtroom. He participated by speaker-phone, was represented by counsel, and was permitted to testify. The procedure did not affect the outcome. In re Vasquez, 199 Mich App 44, 47; 501 NW2d 231 (1993). -1­ The juvenile court did not clearly err in finding that statutory grounds for termination were established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I); In re Miller, 433 Mich 331, 337; 445 NW2d 161 (1989). Also, respondent-appellant failed to show that termination of his parental -2­ rights was clearly not in the best interests of the child. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5); In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 472-473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997); MCR 5.974(E)(2). Thus, the juvenile court did not err in terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights. Affirmed. /s/ Donald E. Holbrook, Jr. /s/ Myron H. Wahls /s/ Mark J. Cavanagh -3­

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