Legal Opinion
In the Interest of G. M.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 1980No. B-8515PublishedCited by 730 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMPBELL, Justice.
This case involves the involuntary termination of a parent-child relationship. The trial court applied the preponderance of the evidence standard to its findings and terminated the relationship. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the trial court’s judgment. 580 S.W.2d 65. We reverse the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals and remand the case to the trial court for a new trial.
The question here is whether the facts in an involuntary parent-child termination proceeding must be proved by the preponderance of the evidence or the clear and convincing evidence standard. The…
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