Howard v. Warden of the Maryland Penitentiary

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• holding that termination was appropriate under MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)(ii) because the respondent placed her desire to be with her abusive boyfriend over the needs of her children
• holding that statutory ground was satisfied where emotionally unstable parent had a history of assault and actually slapped her child when the child told her that she was sexually abused
• noting that the mother’s continued contact with the child’s abuser and lack of progress supported a finding that termination was in the child’s best interests
• holding that termination was warranted even though the children’s abuser was in jail because evidence showed that the respondent had placed and would continue to place her desire to be with her boyfriend, despite the abuse, over the needs of her children
• stating that the DHHS need only prove one statutory ground for termination
• stating that a respondent’s decision to place a relationship with an abusive partner over the needs of the children can support a finding that the respondent is likely to continue placing personal desires over the children’s welfare

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).