Legal Opinion · Dissent

In the Interest of K.C.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 10, 2002No. 04-01-00580-CVPublished

1Dissent

The natural right existing between parents and their children is of constitutional dimension. Stanley v. Illinois, 405 U.S. 645, 652 (1972); Holick v. Smith, 685 S.W.2d 18, 20 (Tex. 1985). The involuntary termination of parental rights involves fundamental constitutional rights that have been characterized as "essential," "basic civil rights," and "far more precious than property rights." Stanley, 405 U.S. at 652; Holick, 685 S.W.2d at 20. A termination decree is complete, final, irrevocable and divests for all time that natural right. Holick, 685 S.W.2d at 20. For this reason, termination…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Holick v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1985
  3. in the Interest of M.A.N.M., a Child, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2002
  4. In the Interest of A.P.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2001
  5. C v. CCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976

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