Hamlet v. Silliman

WALLACE, Justice.

This is a suit for custody of a 2 year old girl. The trial court modified its prior order and appointed appellee, Theresa Salinas Silliman, the natural mother, managing conservator. The issue is whether there was sufficient evidence to support the trial court’s order.

The child, Becky Salinas, was born February 2, 1977, to appellee who was 16 years old and unmarried. The appellant, Guadalupe Hamlet, sister of the natural mother, took the child from the hospital and kept her for approximately one year. She filed a petition for termination of the parent-child relationship and…