Johnson v. Jefferson County Child Welfare Unit

KEITH, Justice.

The natural mother appeals from a judgment which terminated her parental rights to her six-year-old son while yet another order permitted her to have visitation privileges with him. The judgment was based upon two alleged facts of misconduct on the part of the mother which had occurred thirty-five months before the entry of the decree. 1 We reverse and remand.

Although not articulated by counsel for the appellee, the termination was predicated upon Tex. Family Code Ann. § 15.-02(1)(E) and the “best interest” provision found in § 15.02(2) (Supp.1977).

We first dispose of the best…