N.S.M. v. Dallas County Child Welfare Unit

HOWELL, Justice.

D.L.M. (Father) and N.S.M. (Mother) appeal from the trial court’s order terminating their parental rights with respect to their daughter (Child). We agree with the parents’ contention that the evidence adduced is factually insufficient to support termination. Therefore, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand the cause.

This case is burdened by a complicated procedural and factual history. Child was born in August 1980. Father and Mother separated in 1982, with Mother retaining custody of the child and Father visiting the child. Father became concerned that Child was…