In the Interest of A.L.M.-F., A.M., J.A.-F., N.A.-F., and E.A.-F., Children

Summary

The Texas Tenth Court of Appeals affirmed the termination of Jessie F.'s parental rights to five children. The court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying Jessie's jury demand for the de novo hearing and that the evidence was factually sufficient to support the finding that termination was in the children's best interest.

Holdings

1. The trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying Jessie's jury demand because the circumstances supported the opposing parties' showing that a jury trial would cause injury, delay, and disruption in the termination proceeding.
2. The evidence was factually sufficient for the referring court to find by the required firm-conviction standard that termination of Jessie's parental rights was in the children's best interest.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the referring trial court abused its discretion by denying Jessie's jury demand for the de novo termination hearing.
2. Whether the evidence was factually sufficient to support the finding that termination of Jessie's parental rights was in the children's best interest.

Disposition

affirmed