In RE C.J.C. v. the State of Texas

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS ══════════ No. 19-0694 ══════════ IN RE C.J.C., RELATOR ══════════════════════════════════════════ ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ══════════════════════════════════════════ JUSTICE LEHRMANN, concurring. Today the Court answers an important question about the constitutionally mandated presumption that a fit parent acts in his child’s best interest, holding that the presumption applies not just in an original suit affecting the parent–child relationship but also in a proceeding by a nonparent to modify a conservatorship order that appoints a parent managing…