Legal Opinion

B. C. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided October 8, 2014No. 08-14-00150-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice.

B.C. appeals the termination of his parental rights with regard to his two children. Finding no error, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

FACTUAL SUMMARY

S.V. is the mother of three children and Appellant is the father of two of them, M.C. and A.C. On February 19, 2011, the Department received an intake which alleged that the couple had left the children alone in their apartment while they went to a bar around midnight to purchase cocaine. Earlier, at approximately 1 a.m., law enforcement officers had arrested S.V. and B.C. for possession of a…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. In the interest of C.H.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
  4. In the Interest of J.F.C.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Holley v. AdamsTexas Supreme Court · 1976

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