IN RE MCCOMMONS MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of R.B.M.M. and T.M.A.M, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
October 22, 2002
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 237569
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 92-300064
TORA DENISE BYRD, a/k/a TORA DENISE
MCCOMMONS,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
TYLER WADE
Respondent.
.
Before: Hoekstra, P.J., and Wilder and Zahra, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent appeals as of right the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights to her
children pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g) and (j).1 We affirm. This appeal is being
decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).
Given the evidence of respondent’s continued and lengthy history of marijuana abuse, her
failure to substantially comply with the agency/parent agreement and her inability to maintain
suitable housing and employment, we find that the trial court did not clearly err in finding that
§ § 19b(3)(c)(i) and (g) were both established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I);
In re Sours, 459 Mich 624, 633; 593 NW2d 520 (1999). Because only one statutory ground is
required to terminate parental rights, In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 350; 612 NW2d 407 (2000), we
need not decide whether termination of respondent’s parental rights was also warranted under
§ § 19b(3)(j). Because respondent has failed to show that termination of her parental rights was
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Non-participating putative father Tyler Wade is not a party to this appeal.
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clearly not in the child's best interests, MCL 712A.19b(5), the trial court did not err in
terminating her parental rights to the children. Trejo, supra, 462 Mich 353-354.
Affirmed.
/s/ Joel P. Hoekstra
/s/ Kurtis T. Wilder
/s/ Brian K. Zahra
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