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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS


In the Matter of MURDZIA, Minor.

CHRISTOPHER

POTTER-

FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, Petitioner-Appellee, v RYAN MURDZIA, Respondent-Appellant, and LISA POTTER, Respondent.

UNPUBLISHED January 4, 2000

No. 218424 Muskegon Circuit Court Family Division LC No. 98-025988 NA

Before: Saad, P.J., and McDonald and Gage, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the trial court order terminating his parental rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(g) and (j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(g) and (j).1 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). Further, respondent-appellant failed to show that termination of his parental rights was clearly not in the child's best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5); In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 472-473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997).

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Thus, the trial court did not err in terminating respondent-appellant's parental rights to the child. Id. Affirmed. /s/ Henry William Saad /s/ Gary R. McDonald /s/ Hilda R. Gage Respondent-appellant asserts that his parental rights were also terminated under

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