IN RE ROSS MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of DEVONTE JAIER ROSS,
JASMINE CIERA-LENNETTE ROSS, and
STE’FAN QUATRELLE ROSS, Minors.
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,
UNPUBLISHED
December 14, 2004
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 255556
Wayne Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 02-412297-NA
SAMUEL WILLIE ROSS,
Respondent-Appellant,
and
TANESHA LATRELLE PULLUM,
Respondent.
Before: Markey, P.J., and Fitzgerald and Owens, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the trial court order terminating his
parental rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(a)(ii), (c)(i), (g), and (j). We
affirm. This appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E).
The trial 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 not only failed to complete the minimal
requirements of the parent/agency agreement, but he deserted the children for a six-month period
during the pendency of these proceedings and did not reinstate contact with them until tracked
down by the foster care worker.
Respondent-appellant has waived his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel by failing
to include the issue in the statement of questions presented on appeal. People v Albers, 258
Mich App 578, 584; 672 NW2d 336 (2003). Moreover, respondent-appellant cannot show that
he was prejudiced by counsel’s alleged errors, People v Stanaway, 446 Mich 643, 687-688; 521
NW2d 557 (1994), where he failed to participate in the treatment plan and chose to disengage
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himself from all contact with the agency and his children during the pendency of these
proceedings.
Affirmed.
/s/ Jane E. Markey
/s/ E. Thomas Fitzgerald
/s/ Donald S. Owens
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