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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS


In the Matter of KEVIN PIDER, Minor.

FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, Petitioner-Appellee, v DONNA PIDER, Respondent-Appellant, and COBY PIDER, Respondent.

UNPUBLISHED January 4, 2000

No. 217509 Muskegon Circuit Court Family Division LC No. 97-025314 NA

Before: Saad, P.J., and McDonald and Gage, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from the family court order terminating her parental rights to the minor child under MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)(ii), (g) and (j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(b)(ii), (g) and (j). We affirm. The family 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 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). Thus, the family court did not err in terminating respondent-appellant's parental rights to the child. Affirmed.

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/s/ Henry William Saad /s/ Gary R. McDonald /s/ Hilda R. Gage

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