IN RE MOORE/FOSTER MINORS
Annotate this Case
Download PDF
STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of A.J.M., A.K.M., D.M.M., and
D.M.F., Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
December 20, 2002
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 238655
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 98-367441
CHRISTINE EARLENE FOSTER,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
JAMES L. MOORE and BERNARD TAYLOR,
Respondents.
Before: Owens, P.J., and Murphy and Cavanagh, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the trial court order terminating her
parental rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(a)(ii), (c)(i), (c)(ii), (g), (j), and
(k)(i). We affirm. This appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR
7.214(E).
Respondent-appellant initially made much progress in this case, though she never
provided suitable housing for the children. Respondent-appellant ceased visiting her children,
however, from May 6, 2000, to the September 19, 2001, termination hearing. This Court has
found such a failure to visit over an extended period of time to constitute abandonment. See In
re TM, 245 Mich App 181, 194; 628 NW2d 570 (2001); In re Hall, 188 Mich App 217, 223-224;
469 NW2d 56 (1991). Moreover, the failure to comply entirely with the parent/agency
agreement by not providing suitable housing and taking drug tests is evidence of neglect and
potential harm to the children if they were returned to her. See Id. at 223-224.
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,
-1-
337; 445 NW2d 161 (1989). Further, the evidence did not show that termination of respondentappellant’s parental rights was clearly not in the children’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); In
re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000). Thus, the trial court did not err in
terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the children.
Affirmed.
/s/ Donald S. Owens
/s/ William B. Murphy
/s/ Mark J. Cavanagh
-2-
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
