Summary
The Seventh District Court of Appeals of Texas affirmed orders terminating L.N.J., Sr.'s parental rights to his son and daughter. The court held that clear and convincing evidence supported the trial court's finding that termination was in the children's best interests, considering evidence of abuse, the father's failure to complete services, and the mother's provision of a safe and stable home. The court overruled the father's sole issue challenging the legal and factual sufficiency of the best-interest finding.
Holdings
- The evidence was legally sufficient to support the trial court's finding, by clear and convincing evidence, that termination of L.N.J., Sr.'s parental rights was in the children's best interests.
- The evidence was factually sufficient to support the finding that termination of L.N.J., Sr.'s parental rights was in the children's best interests.
Questions Presented
- Whether legally sufficient evidence supported the finding that termination of L.N.J., Sr.'s parental rights was in the children's best interests.
- Whether factually sufficient evidence supported the finding that termination of L.N.J., Sr.'s parental rights was in the children's best interests.
Disposition
affirmed
Cases Cited (16)
- Holley v. Adams, 544 S.W.2d 367 (Tex. 1976)(followed)
- Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745, 758-59 (1982)(followed)
- Holick v. Smith, 685 S.W.2d 18, 20 (Tex. 1985)(followed)
- In re E.R., 385 S.W.3d 552, 563 (Tex. 2012)(followed)
- In re C.H., 89 S.W.3d 17, 25-28 (Tex. 2002)(followed)
- In re E.N.C., 384 S.W.3d 796, 802 (Tex. 2012)(followed)
- In re J.F.C., 96 S.W.3d 256, 263, 266 (Tex. 2002)(followed)
- In re K.M.L., 443 S.W.3d 101, 112-13, 116 (Tex. 2014)(followed)
- In re R.R., 209 S.W.3d 112, 116 (Tex. 2006)(followed)
- In re E.C.R., 402 S.W.3d 239, 249-50 (Tex. 2013)(followed)
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