Brann v. Hall

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• holding that clear and convincing evidence supported termination of the respondent’s children under MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)(i) when the respondent sexually abused their half-sibling
• recognizing that MCL 712A.19b(3)(j) considers not only the prospect of physical harm, but also the risk of emotional harm to the children
• concluding that termination was in the children’s best interests in a case in which the respondent-mother sexually abused her son as “a necessary step in allowing the children to have the safety, permanence, and stability to which they [were] entitled”
• explaining that the risk of harm to children includes both potential emotional and physical harm
• indicating that when respondents provide no authority for their positions, this Court may deem the issues abandoned
• explaining that the risk of harm to children includes both potential emotional and physical harm

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