IN RE RICHARDSON MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of K.L.R. and L.L.R., Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
October 25, 2002
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 237744
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 88-274545
DARLENE MILLS,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
GERALD BRENT RICHARDSON,
Respondent.
In the Matter of K.L.R. and L.L.R., Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 237838
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 88-274545
GERALD BRENT RICHARDSON,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
DARLENE MILLS,
Respondent.
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Before: Hoekstra, P.J., and Wilder and Zahra, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
In these consolidated appeals, respondents-appellants appeal as of right from the trial
court order terminating their parental rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i)
and (g). We affirm. These appeals are being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR
7.214(E).
In this case, the evidence showed that both parents placed their addictions to drugs before
their desire to properly care for their children, as evidenced by respondent-mother’s ingestion of
drugs during pregnancy, the half-hearted and unsuccessful attempts they made at treating their
addictions, despite clear knowledge that permanent custody of their children was at stake, and
the ingestion of drugs even on the day of the termination hearing. After reviewing the record in
this case, we find that the trial 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). Further, the evidence did not show that termination of
respondents-appellants’ parental rights was clearly not in the children’s best interests. MCL
712A.19b(5); In re Trejo Minors, 462 Mich 341, 356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000). Thus, the
trial court did not err in terminating respondent-appellants’ parental rights to the children.
Affirmed.
/s/ Joel P. Hoekstra
/s/ Kurtis T. Wilder
/s/ Brian K. Zahra
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