C.V. v. J.M.J.

On December 20, 2000, this Court ordered the parties to mediate their dispute. However, the parties have failed to resolve this matter through mediation, and it is again before this Court on application for rehearing.

I was not a member of this Court on November 17, 2000, when it released its opinion in this case. Had I been a member, I would have dissented. I now dissent from the part of the opinion reversing the Court of Civil Appeals’ judgment affirming the trial court’s order terminating C.V.’s parental rights and granting the adoption by the prospective adoptive parents. A majority of the…