In Re JJ a Child

This suit for the termination of the parent-child relationship was submitted to a jury on January 16, 1980, on special issues which used the preponderance of the evidence as the standard. Thereafter, on March 3, 1980, the trial judge signed the judgment. This court handed down In the Interest of G. M., 596 S.W.2d 846 (Tex.1980), on March 19, 1980, and adopted the “clear and convincing” standard in termination cases. We also stated that the “clear and convincing” standard would be required in future cases for involuntary termination cases. The court of civil appeals has correctly followed that…