IN RE BRANDI VAUGHN MINOR

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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS In the Matter of BRANDI VAUGHN, Minor. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, UNPUBLISHED February 19, 1999 Petitioner-Appellee, v No. 211522 Kent Circuit Court Family Division LC No. 97-034601 NA FLOYD JONES, Respondent-Appellant, and TONY LOVE and ANGELA VAUGHN, Respondents. Before: Murphy, P.J., and MacKenzie and Talbot, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from a trial court order terminating his parental rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(a)(ii); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(a)(ii). We affirm. At the time the initial petition was filed, respondent was not a noncustodial parent entitled to statutory service of process. MCL 712A.12; MSA 27.3178(598.12); MCR 5.903(A)(12); MCR 5.903(A)(4). In re Gillespie, 197 Mich App 440; 496 NW2d 309 (1992). Thus, the court was not without jurisdiction to terminate his parental rights. Id. Affirmed. /s/ William B. Murphy /s/ Barbara B. MacKenzie /s/ Michael J. Talbot -1

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