In the Interest of R.A.L., a Child

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

After a trial to a jury, the parental rights between John and Mary and their biological son, Absalom, 1 were terminated. The termination action was not instituted by any State agency but, rather, by Mrs. Smith (Mary’s mother) and her husband, Mr. Smith (Mary’s stepfather), as a predicate to an action for adoption. John and Mary each appeal from this order, alleging that the evidence was legally and factually insufficient to support termination and that they received ineffective assistance of counsel in this private termination suit. They further urge that the…