Legal Opinion
Garza v. Texas Department of Family & Protective Services
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided May 19, 2006No. 03-05-00808-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOB PEMBERTON, Justice.
In this accelerated appeal, we decide whether, on the record before us, the district court was required to dismiss the underlying suit affecting parental rights for failure to comply with the timing requirements of family code section 263.401. We conclude that it was not, and affirm the district court’s judgment of termination.
BACKGROUND
On November 17, 2003, the Department filed a petition to terminate Dyana Garza’s parental rights to four children — A.G., N.G., J.R.D.E., and J.P.E.1 See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 262.205(a) (West 2002). On November 24, 2003, the…
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