Sutton v. Elrod

CRAWLEY, Judge.

Jimmy Neal Sutton and Nocona Sue Sutton Elrod were divorced in September 1990. The parties had one child born during the marriage. In January 1997, the father filed a petition requesting the trial court to establish his visitation rights with the child and to determine his child support arrearage. The mother answered and cross-petitioned for a termination of the father’s parental rights. Following a hearing, the trial court, among other things, terminated the father’s parental rights. The father appeals.

The father first argues that the trial court erred by not appointing a…