IN RE YOUNG MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of ALLEN J. YOUNG and LENESCIA
D. YOUNG, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
August 10, 1999
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 214878
Oakland Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 96-061991 NA
JOSEPH YOUNG,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: White, P.J., and Markey and Wilder, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent appeals as of right from the family court order terminating his parental rights to the
minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(a)(ii); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(a)(ii). We affirm.
There is no clear error in the family court’s decision to terminate respondent’s parental rights to
the child. In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 472-473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997). The evidence
failed to show that termination of respondent’s parental rights was clearly not in the children’s best
interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5). While respondent may have made some
progress had he been allowed an additional ninety days, the evidence indicated that he would still be
unable to parent the children. Further, the record does not support respondent’s claim that the
caseworker, or the court, improperly weighed the advantages of a foster home against respondent’s
own home.1
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Affirmed.
/s/ Helene N. White
/s/ Jane E. Markey
/s/ Kurtis T. Wilder
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See Tallman v Milton, 192 Mich App 606, 615; 482 NW2d 187 (1992).
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