IN RE RICE MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of QAWNETTE LEEANGELA RICE,
QAWNICIA LEEANN RICE, and QUANTIN
LEEANDREW RICE, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
December 26, 2000
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 226182
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 98-372651
ALICIA ANN RICE,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
JOHN THOMAS and GERALD ALEXANDER,
Respondents.
Before: Bandstra, C.J., and Fitzgerald and D. B. Lieber,* JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the family court order terminating her
parental rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(a)(ii), (c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(3)(a)(ii), (c)(i), (g) and (j). We affirm. This case is being decided without oral
argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).
The record shows that respondent-appellant has been unable to overcome her long term
substance abuse problem. Further, it shows a history of abandonment and/or neglect of the
children when they were in her care.
* Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment.
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The 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).
The evidence did not establish that termination of respondent-appellant’s parental rights
was clearly not in the children’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5);
In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000). Thus, the family court did not err in
terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the children. Id.
We affirm.
/s/ Richard A. Bandstra
/s/ E. Thomas Fitzgerald
/s/ Dennis B. Leiber
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