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COURT OF APPEALS

UNPUBLISHED In re HOLBROOK/STEVENS, Minors. January 29, 2015

No. 319957 Jackson Circuit Court Family Division LC No. 13-000269-NA

Before: M URRAY , P.J., and D ONOFRIO and B ORRELLO , JJ.

P ER C URIAM

. Respondent mother appeals as of right the trial court orders t erminating her parental rights to the minor child ren under MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)( i ), (b)( ii ), (g), and (j). For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm.

Respondent argues that the trial court erred in finding statut ory grounds for termination. To terminate parental rights, a trial court must find the exist ence of a statutory ground for termination and MCL 712A.19b has been met by clear and convinci ng evidence. In re McIntyre
, 192 Mich App 47, 50; 480 NW2d 293 (1991). Only one statutory g round for termination must be established. In re Trejo Minors , 462 Mich 341, 360; 612 NW2d 407 (2000). A trial court’s finding that a ground for termination has been established is r eviewed under the clearly erroneous standard. MCR 3.977(K); Trejo Minors , 462 Mich at 356-357. A finding is clearly erroneous if the reviewing court is left with a definite and fi rm conviction that a mistake has been made. In re Mason , 486 Mich 142, 152; 782 NW2d 747 (2010).

Regarding MCL 712A.19b(3)(b)( ii ), there was ample evidence that respondent had opportunities to prevent sexual ab use of the minor children and that she failed to do so by repeatedly allowing the minor children to be exposed to and abu sed by three different men. Also, the evidence supported that there was a reasonable likeli hood that the minor children would suffer abuse in the foreseeable future if placed with res pondent. The psychologist who performed respondent’s psychologi cal evaluation testified that he believed that respondent would “not ever” be able to provide the minor children with a safe an d nurturing environment. That testimony was supported by evidence that respondent had been em otionally dependent on her abusive husband and that she remained so at the time of the ter mination hearing. Further, another psychologist involved in this case testified that it wa s possible that if respondent divorced her husband, respondent’s dependency would drive her i nto another abusive relationship. The trial court’s finding of a statutory ground for termination under MCL-2- 712A.19b(3)(b)( ii ) was not clearly erroneous. MCR 3.977(K); Trejo Minors , 462 Mich at 356- 357 (review is for clear error). 1

Respondent also argues that the t rial court erred when it foun d that termination of respondent’s parental rights was in the minor child’s best inte rests. A trial court’s finding regarding the children’s best in terests is reviewed under the c learly erroneous standard. MCR 3.977(K); Trejo Minors , 462 Mich at 356-357.

After a trial court has estab lished a statutory ground for ter mination by clear and convincing evidence, the trial court shall order termination of parental rights if it finds by a preponderance of the evidence “tha t termination of parental rig hts is in the child’s best interests[.]” MCL 712A.19b(5); see In re Moss , 301 Mich App 76, 90; 836 NW2d 182 (2013). Here, the trial court found that termination was in the minor c hildren’s best interests because the minor children were entitled to a home with love and because th e minor children needed a home with a healing environment, which respondent could not provide. In reaching that conclusion, the trial court properly considered respondent’s history of fai ling to protect the minor children from sexual abuse and respondent’s abusive relationship. See In re Jones , 286 Mich App 126, 131; 777 NW2d 728 (2009); In re AH , 245 Mich App 77, 89; 627 NW2d 33 (2001). The trial court did not clearly err in f inding that termination of respon dent’s parental rights was in the minor children’s best interests. MCR 3.977(K); Trejo Minors , 462 Mich at 356-357 (review is for clear error).

Affirmed.

/s/ Christopher M. Murray /s/ Pat M. Donofrio /s/ Stephen L. Borrello

1 Because only one statutory ground for termination must be esta blished, we decline to address the remaining statutor y grounds for termination. Trejo Minors , 462 Mich at 360.