S. A. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-19-00884-CV S. A., Appellant v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee FROM THE 452ND DISTRICT COURT OF MCCULLOCH COUNTY NO. 2018143, THE HONORABLE ROBERT R. HOFMANN, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION S.A. appeals from the trial court’s order terminating his parental rights to his daughter, who was four years old at the time of trial. In one issue, S.A. contends that the termination order is void because the trial court lost jurisdiction in the case when it failed to commence the trial on the merits before the…