Issues: Termination of parental rights pursuant to § 19b(3)(l);
Child's best interests
Court: Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished)
Case Name: In re Smith
e-Journal Number: 25405
Judge(s): Memorandum – Meter, Wilder, and Schuette


The trial court did not clearly err in finding § 19b(3)(l) was
established by clear and convincing evidence and in terminating the
respondent-mother's parental rights. It was undisputed respondent's
parental rights to the child's older siblings were terminated after
one of the siblings suffered lasting and serious injuries consistent
with shaken baby syndrome. Under the statute's plain language, no
further proof was required. The evidence also did not demonstrate
termination was clearly not in the child's best interests. The child
was removed from respondent's care when she was two months old and
respondent, although she had been offered several services for
years, before and after the child's birth, was still insufficiently
ready to properly care for the child. Affirmed.

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