Legal Opinion
In the Interest of R.M.
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided July 11, 2007No. 04-07-00048-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice.
In this appeal from an order terminating appellant’s parental rights, we determine whether we may consider an ineffective assistance of counsel claim when appellant failed to file a statement of appellate points in the trial court. We conclude the Texas Family Code precludes us from consideration of this issue; therefore, we affirm the trial court’s order.
DISCUSSION
Texas Family Code chapter 263 governs final orders in termination proceedings involving children under the care of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. A party…
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- Pool v. Texas Department of Family & Protective Services, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2007
- In the Interest of R.M.R., a Child, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2007
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