IN RE CHRISTIN ERICKSEN MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of CHRISTIN ERICKSEN,
Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
February 27, 2001
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
JENNIFER NALE,
No. 223827
Macomb Circuit Court
Juvenile Division
LC No. 97-044876
Respondent-Appellant,
and
ROBERT ERICKSEN,
Respondent.
Before: Meter, P.J., and Neff and O’Connell, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the family court order terminating
her parental rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j); MSA
27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j). This appeal is being decided without oral
argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E). We affirm.
The family 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). Respondent-appellant contends that
the statutory grounds were not proven because her efforts to comply with the parentagency agreement were sufficient, given her mental limitations. We disagree. Petitioner
offered respondent-appellant numerous services, yet respondent-appellant failed to
demonstrate improvement or the likelihood of improvement within a reasonable time
considering the child’s age. There was no clear error. Moreover, the evidence did not
show that termination of respondent-appellant’s parental rights was clearly not in the
child’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 child.
Affirmed.
/s/ Patrick M. Meter
/s/ Janet T. Neff
/s/ Peter D. O’Connell
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