In Re McCullough

Appellants’ parental rights in her minor child were terminated pursuant to MCL 712A.2(b); MSA 27.3178(598.2)(b) and MCL 712A.19a; MSA 27.3178(598.19a) after hearings in Wayne County Probate Court, Juvenile Division. The termination was affirmed after a rehearing. Appellant’s delayed appeal to this Court is by leave granted.

Appellant claims that the lower court erred when it terminated appellant’s parental rights before investigating possible placement with relatives. This panel adopts the standard of review stated in In the Matter of Irving, 134 Mich App 678; 352 NW2d 295 (1984), and In the…