Legal Opinion
in the Interest of N. L. T., a Child
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided January 15, 2014No. 05-13-00692-CV, 05-13-00693-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Chief Justice THOMAS (Retired).
In September 1987, sixteen-year-old S.T. (Mother), unrepresented by counsel, had a default judgment rendered against her terminating her parental rights to her ten-month-old daughter. More than twenty-five years later, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services relied on that default judgment as the sole substantive ground for terminating Mother’s parental rights to her two children, N.L.T. and M.T. The eases were consolidated for trial before the court. The trial court found in the Department’s favor and terminated Mother’s parental…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Landgraf v. USI Film ProductsSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- In the Interest of J.F.C.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
- Texas Department of Human Services v. BoydTexas Supreme Court · 1987
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