IN RE DAVION KING MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of D.K., Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
January 28, 2003
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 241114
Calhoun Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 00-001976-NA
SHAWNA KING,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
DENNIS RICHARDSON,
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)(g), (j), and (l). We affirm.
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). The evidence established that respondent-appellant, who had a tenyear history of substance abuse, used cocaine while pregnant with the minor child and that she
continued to use cocaine after the child was removed from her care. There was also evidence
that the court previously terminated respondent-appellant’s parental rights to four other children,
and that respondent-appellant’s drug use was a basis for termination of her parental rights to
those four children.
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 children’s best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 364365; 612 NW2d 407 (2000). Rather, the evidence established that respondent-appellant’s drug
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addiction is harmful to the child. Thus, the trial court did not err in terminating respondentappellant’s parental rights to the child.
Affirmed.
/s/ Jessica R. Cooper
/s/ Richard A. Bandstra
/s/ Michael J. Talbot
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