Collier v. Wichita County Child Welfare Unit

I respectfully dissent, because I find that the trial court erred in dismissing Collier’s counterclaim.

Collier’s request of the court was very simple. He sought a legal determination of his parental status as to these two children and he sought custody of them. If he has the legal right to have his status as a parent determined, and, as a parent, to seek conservatorship of the children, then the trial court erred in dismissing his claim.

The majority would surely not question Collier’s right, if he is the parent of the two children, to seek appointment as their managing conservator, as…