IN RE DUMAS/GUINES; MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of MERCEDES DANIELLE DUMAS,
KEELA TANECIA DUMAS, JAMES ROBERT
DUMAS, KEON DESHAY GUINES, and
DEONTAE DAJUAN GUINES, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
February 12, 1999
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 210430
Wayne Juvenile Court
LC No. 96-340159
DEON GUINES,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
JACQUELINE DENENE DUMAS,
Respondent.
Before: Gribbs, P.J., and Saad and P. H. Chamberlain,* JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right the juvenile court order terminating his parental rights
to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i), (g)
and (j). We affirm.
The juvenile court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination under
§§ 19b(3)(c)(i) and (g) were established by clear and convincing evidence. In re Hall-Smith, 222
Mich App 470, 472-473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997); In re Vasquez, 199 Mich App 44, 51-52; 501
NW2d 231 (1993). In addition, respondent-appellant failed to show that termination of his parental
* Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment.
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rights was clearly not in the children’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5);
In re Hall-Smith, supra. Therefore, the juvenile court did not err in terminating respondent-appellant’s
parental rights to the children. Id.
Affirmed.
/s/ Roman S. Gribbs
/s/ Henry William Saad
/s/ Paul H. Chamberlain
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