IN RE NEWSON/MEDRANO MINORS
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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of KAYDIENCE MADISON
NEWSON and ALEXIS AIRANNA MEDRANO,
Minors.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,
UNPUBLISHED
February 26, 2009
Petitioner-Appellee,
v
No. 287683
Shiawassee Circuit Court
Family Division
LC No. 03-010655-NA
DANIELLE MEDRANO,
Respondent-Appellant.
Before: Whitbeck, P.J., and O’Connell and Owens, JJ.
MEMORANDUM.
Respondent appeals as of right from a circuit court order terminating her parental rights
to the minor children pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(i). We affirm.
The trial court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory ground for termination was
established by clear and convincing legally admissible evidence. MCR 3.977(E)(3); In re
Archer, 277 Mich App 71, 73; 744 NW2d 1 (2007). Respondent did not dispute that she had
neglected another child and that her parental rights were later terminated because she refused to
participate in services for reunification. Further, the trial court’s findings regarding the
children’s best interests also were not clearly erroneous. In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 356-357;
612 NW2d 407 (2000); MCL 712A.19b(5). Respondent had unresolved substance abuse,
domestic violence, and other personal issues for which she was in need of treatment. Further,
she failed to maintain stable housing and was unemployed, circumstances that existed at the time
of the prior termination proceeding. Thus, the trial court did not clearly err in terminating
respondent’s parental rights to the children.
Affirmed.
/s/ William C. Whitbeck
/s/ Peter D. O’Connell
/s/ Donald S. Owens
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