Legal Opinion
In the Interest of R.M.T., a Child
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided October 5, 2011No. 06-11-00037-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice MOSELEY.
The parental rights existing between John and Melissa with their child, R.M.T.,1 were terminated following a bench trial in which the trial court made findings that the evidence supported by clear and convincing evidence requisite supported statutory reasons for the termination. Melissa has filed no appeal, but John has done so.
On appeal, John makes no challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence to support termination of his parental rights. Rather, John’s appeal is centered on his own mental status at the time of trial, alleging that he was not mentally…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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