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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS
In the Matter of ANNA PATTOK, EMILY PATTOK, KATHLEEN PATTOK, MATTHEW PATTOK, and SAMUEL PATTOK, Minors.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner-Appellee, v JOHN PATTOK, Respondent-Appellant, and SHERYL PATTOK, Respondent.

UNPUBLISHED July 30, 2009

No. 287842 Kalamazoo Circuit Court Family Division LC No. 01-000156-NA

In the Matter of ANNA PATTOK, EMILY PATTOK, KATHLEEN PATTOK, MATTHEW PATTOK, and SAMUEL PATTOK, Minors.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, Petitioner-Appellee, v SHERYL PATTOK, Respondent-Appellant, and JOHN PATTOK, No. 287843 Kalamazoo Circuit Court Family Division LC No. 01-000156-NA

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Before: Saad, C.J., and Jansen and Hoekstra, JJ. PER CURIUM. Respondents John Pattok and Sheryl Pattok both appeal by right the trial court's order terminating their parental rights to the minor children pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(g) and (j). We affirm. The children were removed from respondents' home in February 2008 because of its extremely unsanitary and deplorable condition, which made it unsuitable and unsafe for the children. Respondents had a prior history of court involvement. Their children were previously removed in both 2001 and 2003 because of similar conditions in the home. Services were provided after the children's removal in both 2001 and 2003, and the children were eventually returned to respondents' home. Witnesses familiar with respondents' prior history testified that the condition of the home in 2008 was worse than in either 2001 or 2003. Because services had previously been provided to respondents in connection with the 2001 and 2003 proceedings, and respondents still were unable to properly maintain the home, petitioner requested termination of respondents' parental rights at the initial disposition hearing in connection with the 2008 proceeding. Following a hearing, the trial court found that termination was warranted under

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