IN RE LEOLA ANN DENISE DENT MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of L.A.D.D., Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
January 21, 2003
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 238486
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 00-392828
VALRA ANN WILCOXSON,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
HENRY DENT,
Respondent.
Before: Cooper, P.J., and Bandstra and Talbot, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant 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). We affirm. This
case is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).
We first conclude that, because petitioner presented no evidence that the environmental
conditions that led to the adjudication continued to exist at the time of trial, the trial court erred
in terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i). However,
the trial court needed clear and convincing evidence of only one statutory ground to support its
termination order. In re Powers, 244 Mich App 111, 118; 624 NW2d 472 (2000). The court did
not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination set forth in MCL
712A.19b(3)(g) and (j) were established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I); In re
Miller, 433 Mich 331, 337; 445 NW2d 161 (1989). Respondent-appellant failed to comply with
almost every requirement of the case treatment plan, failing to complete parenting classes and
drug treatment, failing to submit any drug screens, and attending only four of seventeen visits
with the child.
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Furthermore, the trial court did not clearly err in finding that respondent-appellant had
adequate time to comply with the case treatment plan despite her hospitalizations. Therefore, the
trial court did not err in terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the minor child.
Affirmed.
/s/ Jessica R. Cooper
/s/ Richard A. Bandstra
/s/ Michael J. Talbot
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