IN RE LOIS NICOLE BROOKS MINOR

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS __________________________________________ In the Matter of LOIS NICOLE BROOKS, Minor. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, UNPUBLISHED September 22, 1998 Petitioner-Appellee, v No. 207554 Wayne Juvenile Court LC No. 88-271063 DEBORAH VIOLA BROOKS, Respondent-Appellant, and SHERROD GUTHRIE, Respondent. Before: Hood, P.J., and Griffin and O'Connell, 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)(c)(i) and (i); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i) and (i). We affirm. The juvenile court did not clearly err in finding that the 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). Although respondent-appellant failed to comply with one aspect of the parent/agency agreement, drug treatment, this was the most important aspect of the agreement and involved the primary reason that the child was made a temporary ward of the court. See In re Jackson, 199 Mich App 22, 27; 501 NW2d 182 (1993). Further, respondent-appellant failed to show that termination of her parental rights was clearly not in the child’s best interests. In re HallSmith, 222 Mich App 470, 472-473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997). Thus, the -1 juvenile court did not err in terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the child. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5). Affirmed. /s/ Harold Hood /s/ Richard Allen Griffin /s/ Peter D. O'Connell -2

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