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STATE OF MICHIGAN
COURT OF APPEALS

In the Matter of DALTON SHANE WEBER and CHRISTOPHER JASON WEBER, Minors.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, f/k/a FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY, Petitioner-Appellee, v ANGELA IRENE WEBER, Respondent-Appellant, and SHANE JERRY LACKIE, Respondent.

UNPUBLISHED November 16, 2006

No. 269146 Oakland Circuit Court Family Division LC No. 04-698001-NA

Before: Fort Hood, P.J., and Murray and Donofrio, JJ. MEMORANDUM. Respondent-appellant appeals as of right the order of the trial court terminating her parental rights to her minor children pursuant to MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g), and (j). We affirm. This appeal is being decided without oral argument pursuant to MCR 7.214(E). The trial court did not clearly err in finding that clear and convincing evidence warranted termination of respondent-appellant's parental rights under MCL 712A.19b(3)(c)(i), (g), and (j). In re Fried, 266 Mich App 535, 540-541; 702 NW2d 192 (2005); MCR 3.977(J). Respondentappellant failed to address her substance abuse and continued to engage in criminality. When the children were returned to her care, respondent-appellant exposed the children to alcohol abuse and domestic violence, while failing to maintain the home in an adequate condition or to consider the health and well-being of the children. For the same reasons, the record also supports the trial court's finding that termination of respondent-appellant's parental rights was not contrary to the best interests of the children. MCL 712A.19b(5); In re Trejo, 462 Mich 341, 356-357; 612 NW2d 407 (2000).

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Affirmed. /s/ Karen M. Fort Hood /s/ Christopher M. Murray /s/ Pat M. Donofrio

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