In the Interest of J.A.J.

In this case, the trial court terminated a mother’s parental rights to her child and appointed the Department of Family and Protective Services1 the child’s sole managing conservator, finding that appointment of a parent as the child’s conservator would significantly impair his physical health or emotional development. The mother claimed on appeal that the evidence was insufficient to support the termination decision, but she did not assign error to the conservatorship appointment. The court of appeals determined the evidence to be insufficient to support termination under section…