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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS


In the Matter of CORINTHIAN DEE POWERS, MARCUS LEON POWERS, JR., and DAVID LEON POWERS, Minors. FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, Petitioner-Appellee, v SHIRLEY ANN POWERS, GRIFFIN, a/k/a SHIRLEY No. 221560 Wayne Circuit Court Family Division LC No. 88-269706 UNPUBLISHED August 1, 2000

Respondent-Appellant.

Before: Hood, P.J., and Sawyer and Cavanagh, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent mother appeals from an order of the probate court terminating her parental rights to the minor children pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(1), (g) and (j); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(c)(1), (g) and (j). We affirm. In making a termination decision, the trial court must engage in a two-step analysis. First, it must determine if a statutory ground for termination has been established by clear and convincing evidence. Second, if a statutory ground has been established, the trial court must terminate parental rights unless it finds that termination is clearly not in the child's best interests. In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 472-473; 564 NW2d 156 (1997). The Court has carefully reviewed the record on appeal, the opinion of the probate court, and the parties' briefs. We are not persuaded that the trial court erred in finding that the statutory grounds for termination were met and that it was in the best interests of the children to terminate the parental rights. Accordingly, we find no abuse of discretion by the trial court in terminating respondent's parental rights. Affirmed.

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/s/ Harold Hood /s/ David H. Sawyer /s/ Mark J. Cavanagh

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