IN RE AMBER JAHMECA LEE DARDEN MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of AMBER JAHMECA LEE
DARDEN, Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
March 30, 2001
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 227508
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 99-378355
LILLY PEARL LEE DARDEN,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: Talbot, P.J., and Sawyer and F. L. Borchard*, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent appeals as of right from the trial 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). We affirm.
Respondent argues that the trial court erred in finding that § 19b(3)(j) was proven by clear
and convincing evidence. This Court reviews the trial court’s decision regarding a statutory
ground for termination under the clearly erroneous standard. MCR 5.974(I); In re Trejo, 462
Mich 341, 356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000). In light of the evidence presented at trial, the trial
court did not clearly err in finding that § 19b(3)(j) was established by clear and convincing
evidence.1
Affirmed.
/s/ Michael J. Talbot
/s/ David H. Sawyer
/s/ Fred L. Borchard
* Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment.
1
In its ruling from the bench, the trial court cited § 19b(3)(j) as the statutory basis for
termination. However, the order terminating respondent’s parental rights cites §§ 19b(3)(c)(i)
and (g) as the statutory bases for termination. Although respondent does not specifically
challenge §§ 19b(3)(c)(i) and (g), we are satisfied from our review of the record that those
subsections were likewise established by clear and convincing evidence.
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