A. D. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-23-00140-CV A. D., Appellant v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee FROM THE 345TH DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY NO. D-1-FM-21-006966, THE HONORABLE AURORA MARTINEZ-JONES, JUDGE PRESIDING OPINION A.D. (Mother) appeals from the trial court’s decree terminating her parental rights to her son Michael following a bench trial.1 The trial court found that termination of Mother’s parental rights was in Michael’s best interest and that Mother constructively abandoned him and failed to comply with the requirements of a…