Legal Opinion

In the Interest of N.L.W.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 6, 2017No. 06-17-00050-CVPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice Burgess

Based on nine deemed requests for admissions, the trial court granted summary judgment terminating J.W.’s parental rights to his daughter, N.L.W.1 In his sole issue, J.W. challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting the trial court’s finding that termination of J.W.’s parental rights was in N.L.W.’s best interest. Because we find that J.W. judicially admitted that it was in N.L.W.’s best interest to terminate J.W.’s parental rights, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

I. Background

KA. gave birth to N.L.W. in January 2010. On November…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. City of Houston v. Clear Creek Basin AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Valence Operating Co. v. DorsettTexas Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Cynthia Martin v. Hopkins County, Hopkins County Judge Robert Newsom, Hopkins County Commissioner Mickey Barker, Hopkins County Commissioner Greg Anglin, Hopkins County Commissioner Wade Bartley, and Hopkins County Commissioner Joe Price, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2022
  2. Graciano Espinoza Jr. v. Kitsu Properties, LLC, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2023
  3. Lavender v. BortzUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2025

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