Legal Opinion
in the Interest of J.M.
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided November 9, 2012No. 04-12-00311-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by:
STEVEN C. HILBIG, Justice.
Jose Martinez appeals the trial court’s final order terminating the parent-child relationship between him and J.M. Martinez argues he was not properly served with citation, the evidence is factually insufficient to support the termination order, and he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We reverse the order terminating Martinez’s parental rights and remand the cause for a new trial.
Factual and Procedural HistoRy
On June 21, 2011, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (“the Department”) filed its original petition in this…
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