Legal Opinion

in Re Interest of N.G., a Child

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 17, 2019No. 18-0508PublishedCited by 558 opinions

1Per curiam

Texas Family Code section 161.001(b) allows for involuntary termination of parental rights if clear and convincing evidence supports that a parent engaged in one or more of the twenty-one enumerated grounds for termination and that termination is in the best interest of the child. TEX. FAM. CODE § 161.001(b)(1)(A)-(U), (b)(2). To affirm a termination judgment on appeal, a court need uphold only one termination ground-in addition to upholding a challenged best interest finding-even if the trial court based the termination on more than one ground. See *233 id. § 161.001(b) ; see also TEX. R. APP.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. In the interest of C.H.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
  5. In the Interest of J.F.C.Texas Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by558 opinions

  1. in the Interest of Z.M.M., a ChildTexas Supreme Court · 2019
  2. A. A. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2021
  3. A. B. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2023
  4. A. G. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2023
  5. A. K. and T. A. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2022

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