IN RE ERICA M MABINS MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of ERICA MAISHANA MABINS,
Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
February 26, 1999
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 209679
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 95-331081
SEQUNNA PENNINGTON,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
ERIC MABINS,
Respondent.
Before: McDonald, P.J., and Hood and Doctoroff, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the trial court order terminating her parental
rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)(i), (c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(3)(b)(i), (c)(i), (g) and (j). We affirm.
The trial 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). Further, the court did not improperly shift the burden of proof by requiring
respondent-appellant to put forth evidence that termination was clearly not in the child’s best interests.
MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5); In re Hamlet (After Remand), 225 Mich App 505,
522-523; 571 NW2d 750 (1997). Because respondent-appellant failed to show that termination of her
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parental rights was clearly not in the child’s best interests, the trial court did not err in terminating her
parental rights to the child. In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 472-473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997).
Affirmed.
/s/ Gary R. McDonald
/s/ Harold Hood
/s/ Martin M. Doctoroff
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