IN RE DENA' LI' JUJUANTE' DORTY MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of DENA’LI’ JUJUANTE’ DORTY,
Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
January 13, 2004
Petitioner-Appellee,
V
No. 248979
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 87-259340
ROBIN BATES,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
DENNIS DORTY,
Respondent.
Before: Donofrio, P.J., and Griffin and Jansen, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent Bates appeals as of right from a circuit court order terminating her parental
rights to the minor child pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c), (g), (i), (j) and (l). The respondent
father does not appeal termination of his parental rights. We affirm
The trial court did not
clearly err in finding that at least one statutory ground for termination had been proved by clear
and convincing evidence. In re IEM, 233 Mich App 438, 450; 592 NW2d 751 (1999).
Respondent has been involved with the Family Independence Agency since 1987, received
services, and failed rehabilitative efforts. It was undisputed that respondent had seriously
neglected seven of the child’s siblings due primarily to her chronic substance abuse, and as a
result of her failure to make any progress in treatment plans designed to rectify the problem, her
parental rights were serially terminated. Further, the trial court’s finding regarding the child’s
best interests was not clearly erroneous. In re Trejo Minors, 462 Mich 341, 354, 356-357; 612
NW2d 407 (2000); MCL 712A.19b(5). Therefore, the trial court did not clearly err in
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terminating respondent’s parental rights. Trejo, supra at 356-357.
Affirmed.
/s/ Pat M. Donofrio
/s/ Richard A. Griffin
/s/ Kathleen Jansen
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