IN RE DANIELLE JANICE HEARD MINOR
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of DANIELLE JANICE HEARD,
Minor.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
August 17, 2004
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 252931
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 02-409660
JOWIA HEARD,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
DAVID SANDER,
Respondent.
Before: Hoekstra, P.J., and Cooper and Kelly, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the circuit court order terminating her
parental rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g), and (j). We affirm. This
appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E)(1)(b).
The circuit court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination
were established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 3.977(J); In re Miller, 433 Mich 331,
337; 445 NW2d 161 (1989). Respondent-appellant failed to rectify the conditions that led to
adjudication, having failed to benefit from parenting classes, repeatedly truanting from service
programs, and failing to obtain and maintain stable and suitable housing. Her actions
demonstrated that she would not be able provide proper care and custody for her child within a
reasonable time, considering the age of her child. In addition, there was a reasonable likelihood
that, because of respondent-appellant’s conduct and her capacity, the child would suffer harm if
returned to her care.
Furthermore, the evidence failed to show that termination of respondent-appellant’s
parental rights 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). Therefore, the circuit court did not err in
terminating respondent-appellant’s parental rights to the minor child.
Affirmed.
/s/ Joel P. Hoekstra
/s/ Jessica R. Cooper
/s/ Kirsten Frank Kelly
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