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STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS
________________________________________ In the Matter of DONEESE ANETHIA STORBALL, ASHLEY SIMONE STORBALL, DACOTA STORBALL, a/k/a BABY BOY and WALTER BRADY STORBALL, Minors.

FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, Petitioner-Appellee, v SANDRA YVETTE STORBALL, Respondent-Appellant, and HOYLE DENNARD, Respondent.

UNPUBLISHED February 19, 1999

No. 210078 Wayne Juvenile Court LC No. 93-305947

Before: Murphy, P.J., and MacKenzie and Talbot, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent-appellant appeals by delayed leave granted from the lower court order terminating her parental rights to the minor children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(a)(ii), (c)(i) and (g); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(a)(ii), (c)(i) and (g). We affirm. The lower court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination were established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974; In re Miller, 433 Mich 331, 337; 445 NW2d 161 (1989). Moreover, respondent-appellant failed to show that termination of her parental rights was clearly not in the children'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). Contrary to what

respondent-appellant argues, the record indicates that petitioner made

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reasonable efforts to reunite the family. In re Springer, 172 Mich App 466, 474-475; 432 NW2d 342 (1988). Thus, the lower court did not err in terminating respondent-appellant's parental rights to the children. In re Hall-Smith, supra. Affirmed. /s/ William B. Murphy /s/ Barbara B. MacKenzie /s/ Michael J. Talbot

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