Legal Opinion

Jones v. Dallas County Child Welfare Unit

Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)

Decided November 4, 1988No. 05-86-01159-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KINKEADE, Justice.

Linda Jones appeals from the trial court’s judgment terminating her parental rights to her sons, W_and J_P_ Jones. Although the judgment terminated the parental rights of both Mrs. Jones and her husband, Bruce Jones, Mr. Jones failed to perfect his appeal. Therefore, Mr. Jones is not a party to this appeal. In four points of error, Mrs. Jones asserts that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, that the trial court erred in refusing to submit a question to the jury on the efforts made by the Department of Human Services (DHS) to return the children to their…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Texas Department of Human Services v. BoydTexas Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Richardson v. GreenTexas Supreme Court · 1984
  3. In the Interest of S.H.A., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
  4. Allred v. Harris County Child Welfare UnitCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Ziegler v. Tarrant County Child Welfare UnitCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1984

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In the Interest of J.L.B. and J.R.B., Children, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2011
  2. Ybarra v. Texas Department of Human Services, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1993
  3. Slatton v. Brazoria County Protective Services UnitCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  4. David Lee Englehardt v. Texas Department of Human Services, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1993
  5. In Re Jlb, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2011

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