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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS


In the Matter of CHANCE TANNER, MCARTHUR TANNER and RUSSELL TANNER, Minors.

FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY Petitioner-Appellee, v BRENDA JOHNSON, Respondent-Appellant, and RUSSELL TANNER, Respondent.

UNPUBLISHED June 5, 1998

No. 206709 Kent Juvenile Court LC No. 550-82441 NA

Before: Wahls, P.J., and Jansen and Gage, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent mother appeals as of right from a juvenile court order terminating her parental rights to her three sons under MCL 712A.19b(3)(g) and (i); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(g) and (i). We affirm. The juvenile court did not clearly err in finding that the statutory grounds for termination set forth at MCL 712A.19b(3)(g) and (i); MSA 27.3178(598.19b)(3)(g) and (i) were established by clear and convincing evidence. MCR 5.974(I); In re Miller, 433 Mich 331, 337; 445 NW2d 161 (1989). Additionally, because respondent mother failed to rebut the mandatory presumption that termination is clearly in the best interests of the children, the juvenile court did not clearly err in terminating respondent mother's parental rights. In re Hamlet (After Remand), 225 Mich App 505, 515; 571 NW2d 750 (1997); In re Hall-Smith, 222 Mich App 470, 471-474; 564 NW2d 156 (1997).

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Affirmed. /s/ Myron H. Wahls /s/ Kathleen Jansen /s/ Hilda R. Gage

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