IN RE JOHNSON MINORS

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS In the Matter of ANTONIO JOHNSON, CIERRA JOHNSON and DEANGELO JOHNSON, Minors. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, UNPUBLISHED September 15, 1998 Petitioner-Appellee, v No. 202539 Wayne Juvenile Court LC No. 94-313903 HERMAN L. WADDY, Respondent-Appellant, and FRANCINE JOHNSON, ERWIN WILSON, and TORDINE STOVALL, Respondents. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, Petitioner-Appellee, v No. 202673 Wayne Juvenile Court LC No. 94-313903 FRANCINE JOHNSON, Respondent-Appellant, and HERMAN WADDY, ERWIN WILSON, and TORDINE STOVALL, Respondents. -1­ Before: Holbrook, Jr., P.J., and Wahls and Cavanagh, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondents appeal as of right the termination of their parental rights to the minor children pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)(i), (b)(ii), (c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(b)(i), (b)(ii), (c)(i), (g) and (j). We affirm. After reviewing the record, we conclude that the juvenile court did not err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination were established by clear and convincing evidence. In re Miller, 433 Mich 331, 337; 445 NW2d 161 (1989); In re Hamlet (After Remand), 225 Mich App 505, 515; 571 NW2d 750 (1997). Further, the court did not err in finding that termination of respondent’s parental rights was in the best interests of the children. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(589.19b)(5). Accord In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997). Therefore, we hold that the juvenile court did not err in terminating respondent’s parental rights. Id. Affirmed. /s/ Donald E. Holbrook, Jr. /s/ Myron H. Wahls /s/ Mark J. Cavanagh -2­

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