IN RE MARTIN/OREE MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of E.D.M., S.T.O., and K.L.O.
Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
January 24, 2003
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 238430
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 94-313388
KEVIN COLVIN,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
EMIL MARTIN and ACE ARMSTRONG,
Respondents.
Before: Cooper, P.J., and Bandstra and Talbot, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the trial court order terminating his
parental rights to the minor child K.L.O., under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i). We affirm. This case
is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).
The mother voluntarily released her parental rights to K.L.O. Subsequently, a petition to
terminate respondent-appellant’s parental rights to this child was filed. Respondent-appellant
was incarcerated throughout the proceedings below and had been incarcerated for most of the
child’s life. While in prison, his contact with the child was minimal and there was evidence that
the child did not know respondent-appellant.
The trial court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory ground for termination was
established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I); In re Miller, 433 Mich 331, 337;
445 NW2d 161 (1989). Further, because at least one ground for termination was established, the
trial court was required to terminate respondent-appellant’s parental rights unless it found that
termination was clearly not in the child’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); In re Trejo, 462
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Mich 341, 364-365; 612 NW2d 407 (2000). Thus, the trial court did not err in terminating
respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the child.
Affirmed.
/s/ Jessica R. Cooper
/s/ Richard A. Bandstra
/s/ Michael J. Talbot
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