Legal Opinion
In the Interest of J.J.C.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 30, 2009No. Nos. 10-09-00269-CV, 10-09-00270-CVPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ABATEMENT ORDER
TOM GRAY, Chief Justice.
Laura C. appeals a judgment terminating the parent-child relationship between her and her two children, J.J.C. and A.M.C. A jury determined that the parent-child relationship should be terminated based on Texas Family Code Section 161.001(1) and that termination was in the children’s best interest.1 Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 161.001 (Vernon 2009). Laura’s four complaints on appeal all hinge on the issue of whether the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978’s protections should have been applied to the termination case. 25 U.S.C.A. §§ 1901-1963 (2001).…
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