Legal Opinion
Mendez v. Brewer
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 6, 1982No. C-656PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARROW, Justice.
The question presented by this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to permit foster parents to become parties to a termination proceeding filed by the Department of Human Resources against the natural parents.
The Texas Department of Human Resources (“Department”) brought suit against Manuel C. Mendez and wife Mary Helen Mendez to terminate the parent-child relationship with their fourteen month old son, Jesse. Petitioners, James E. and Susan B. Brewer, foster parents of the child under a contract with the Department, sought to intervene. After…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Harris County Child Welfare Unit v. CaloudasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Rogers v. SearleTexas Supreme Court · 1976
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