Legal Opinion
Slatton v. Brazoria County Protective Services Unit
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 15, 1991No. 6-89-9787-CVPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRANT, Justice.
Kenneth and Patsy Slatton appeal from the termination of their parental rights to their five children in a proceeding brought by the Brazoria County Protective Services Unit. 1 The Slattons contend (1) that because all evidence of matters before the 1987 trial was barred by res judicata, there was insufficient evidence of material change in circumstances which would support the termination of their parental rights to their children, (2) that termination of their parental rights to a child born after the previous trial was barred by res judica-ta or collateral estoppel,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Holley v. AdamsTexas Supreme Court · 1976
- In the Interest of G. M.Texas Supreme Court · 1980
- Bonniwell v. Beech Aircraft Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
- Matter of BallardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
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3Cited by23 opinions
- In Interest of DLN, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1997
- In Re Ruiz, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
- in the Interest of K.G., a Child, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011
- State ex rel. J.J.T.Court of Appeals of Utah · 1994
- Kent v. v. State, Department of Health & Social ServicesAlaska Supreme Court · 2010
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