Summary
The Fourth Court of Appeals of San Antonio affirmed an order terminating the biological mother’s parental rights to E.D.A. The court held that legally and factually sufficient evidence supported the trial court’s finding that termination was in the child’s best interest, emphasizing the mother’s heroin use, failure to complete required services and drug testing, missed visits, and the stability of the child’s foster placement.
Holdings
- The evidence was legally sufficient to support the trial court's finding that termination of Mother's parental rights was in E.D.A.'s best interest.
- The evidence was factually sufficient to support the trial court's finding that termination of Mother's parental rights was in E.D.A.'s best interest.
Questions Presented
- Whether the evidence was legally sufficient to support the finding that termination of Mother's parental rights was in E.D.A.'s best interest.
- Whether the evidence was factually sufficient to support the finding that termination of Mother's parental rights was in E.D.A.'s best interest.
Disposition
affirmed
Cases Cited (12)
- In re J.F.C., 96 S.W.3d 256, 266–67 (Tex. 2002)(followed)
- Holley v. Adams, 544 S.W.2d 367, 371–72 (Tex. 1976)(followed)
- In re A.B., 269 S.W.3d 120, 126 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2008, no pet.)(followed)
- In re C.H., 89 S.W.3d 17, 27–28 (Tex. 2002)(followed)
- In re D.M., 452 S.W.3d 462, 470 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2014, no pet.)(followed)
- In re R.R., 209 S.W.3d 112, 116 (Tex. 2006) (per curiam)(followed)
- In re E.D., 419 S.W.3d 615, 620 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2013, pet. denied)(followed)
- Cervantes-Peterson v. Tex. Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs., 221 S.W.3d 244, 253–54 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006, no pet.) (en banc)(followed)
- In re K.C.B., 280 S.W.3d 888, 895 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2009, pet. denied)(followed)
- In re J.M.T., 519 S.W.3d 258, 270 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2017, pet. denied)(followed)
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