Legal Opinion
in the Interest of A.Q.W.
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided January 23, 2013No. 04-12-00060-CVPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by:
SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice.
This is an appeal from the trial court’s termination of appellant’s parental rights. See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 161.001(1)(N), (P), (2) (West Supp.2012). Because we conclude the evidence is insufficient to support the statutory grounds for termination, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
DISCUSSION
In addition to a finding that termination was in the child’s best interest, the trial court terminated appellant’s parental rights to his son, A.Q.W. on two statutory grounds: (1) constructive abandonment, pursuant to section 161.001(1)(N) of…
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