C. S. F. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-14-00597-CV C. S. F., Appellant v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 345TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. D-1-FM-13-002917, HONORABLE TIM SULAK, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINION In early September 2014, a jury determined appellant C.S.F.’s parental rights should be terminated under section 161.003 of the family code, which provides that a parent’s rights may be terminated if it is shown that: (1) the parent has a mental or emotional illness1 that renders the parent unable to…