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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS


In the Matter of MICHAEL DUNLAP, Minor.

FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, Petitioner-Appellee, v DAWN DUNLAP-REED, a/k/a DAWN DUNLAP, Respondent-Appellant, and DONALD LORENZ, Respondent.

UNPUBLISHED January 4, 2000

No. 217916 Muskegon Circuit Court Family Division LC No. 96-022807 NA

Before: Saad, P.J., and McDonald and Gage, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent-appellant appeals as of right from a family court order terminating her parental rights to the minor child pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(g) and (i); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(g) and (i). We affirm. The family court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination were established by clear and convincing evidence. In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 472-473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997); In re Vasquez, 199 Mich App 44, 51-52; 501 NW2d 231 (1993). In addition, respondent-appellant failed to show that termination of her parental rights was clearly not in the child's best interests. MCL 712A.19b(5); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(5). Therefore, the family court did not err in terminating respondent-appellant's parental rights to the child. In re Hall-Smith, supra. Affirmed.

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

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