In the Interest of A.F.

Opinion

The Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services brought this suit to terminate the parental rights of Annette Vaughn and Jack Norman Vaughn, Jr. to their three children. The case went to trial before a jury. The charge instructed the jury that the parent-child relationship could be terminated if it was proven by clear and convincing evidence that (1) at least one of two asserted grounds for termination occurred, and (2) termination would be in the best interest of the children. In a series of six questions, the jury was asked whether the parent-child relationship between…