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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS
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In the Matter of ARYNE DEANNE GORMAN, SHELBY MARIE GORMAN, and KIMBERLY ANN GORMAN, Minors.

FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY,

UNPUBLISHED August 26, 1997

Petitioner-Appellee, v TRESA THOMAS, Respondent-Appellant, and JAMES SCOTT GORMAN, Respondent. No. 199791 Wayne Probate Court LC No. 93-311011

Before: Sawyer, P.J., and Bandstra and E. A. Quinnell*, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the probate court order terminating her parental rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(a)(ii) and (c)(i); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(a)(ii) and (c)(i). We affirm. The probate 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 her

* Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment. -1

parental rights was clearly not in the children's best interests. In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 472; ___ NW2d ___ (1997). Thus, the probate court did not err in terminating respondent-appellant's parental rights to the children. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5). Affirmed. /s/ David H. Sawyer /s/ Richard A. Bandstra /s/ Edward A. Quinnell

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