Legal Opinion

In the Interest of J.M.T.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 6, 2017No. 01-16-00940-CVPublishedCited by 96 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Laura Carter Higley, Justice

Following a bench trial, the trial court signed a judgment terminating the parent-child relationship between S.A.M. (“Father”) and his one-year-old daughter, J.M.T. On appeal, Father identifies four issues, asserting that the evidence was not legally or factually sufficient to support the trial court’s judgment. Because we hold that the evidence was legally and factually sufficient, we affirm.

*261Background

On September 3, 2015, the Department of Family and Protective Services (“the Department”) filed suit, seeking to terminate Father’s parental rights to J.M.T.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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