Legal Opinion

in the Interest of S.M.L.

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided July 26, 2005No. 14-04-01199-CVPublishedCited by 193 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LESLIE BROCK YATES, Justice.

Appellant Charles W. Adams a/k/a Michael Elliott appeals from the trial court’s order terminating his parental rights to his daughter, S.M.L. In four issues, he challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence underlying the findings in the termination order. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Factual and Legal Background

On August 29, 2003, appellee, the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services (“DFPS”), was notified that a mother was seen pushing her eighteen-month-old girl in a stroller against traffic on the feeder road of a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In the Interest of J.F.C.Texas Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Holley v. AdamsTexas Supreme Court · 1976
  3. In the Interest of J.T.G., H.N.M., Children, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2003
  4. In the Interest of J.I.T.P., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2003
  5. in the Interest of N. R., a Child, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003

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3Cited by193 opinions

  1. in the Interest of M.R.J.M., a Child, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2009
  2. In the Interest of N.R.T., a Child, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2011
  3. in the Interest of D.S., N.S., Children, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2011
  4. In the Interest of E.R.W.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  5. In the Interest of T.G.R.-M., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2013

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