Legal Opinion
Williams v. Knott
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 27, 1985No. 14219PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRADY, Justice.
This is an appeal by Kenneth Ray Williams from a decree of the trial court terminating his parental rights and granting the adoption of his daughter by the step-father, appellee, James M. Knott, III. This Court will reverse the judgment of the district court.
Kenneth and Karen were divorced by the district court of Custer County, Oklahoma, in March 1979. Karen was awarded custody of their only child, Jamie Dee Williams, who was then eighteen months of age. In October 1981, Karen married James Knott and moved to Brady, Texas, with the child. Suit for termination and adoption was…
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