Legal Opinion
Boyd v. Texas Department of Human Services
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 2, 1986No. 14633PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWERS, Justice.
The trial-court judgment terminates the parental rights of William S. Boyd in his daughter Cheryl, a statutory action for involuntary termination having been brought by the Department of Human Services. Tex.Fam.Code Ann. § 15.02 (Supp.1986). We will reverse the judgment of the trial court as to Boyd while affirming the judgment in all other respects.
Section 15.02 permits the trial court to terminate a person’s parental rights if it finds that “termination is in the best interest of the child” and, in addition, that the parent whose rights are in question has committed in…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Holley v. AdamsTexas Supreme Court · 1976
- Allred v. Harris County Child Welfare UnitCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
- In the Interest of C.D.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1984
- In the Interest of GuilloryCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- In the Interest of B. J. B.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1977
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Texas Department of Human Services v. BoydTexas Supreme Court · 1987
- In the Interest of D.T.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Matter of W.A.B.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1998
- In the Interest of N.K. and D.T.K., Children, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003
- In the Interest of King, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2000
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