Legal Opinion
Higgins v. Dallas County Child Welfare Unit
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 29, 1976No. 19047PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.
Sammy Higgins and wife Hazel appeal from a judgment of the juvenile court in favor of Dallas County Child Welfare Unit in which the parent-child relationship between Sammy and Hazel Higgins and their child, Patrick Higgins, was terminated. Judgment was based on a jury verdict which found that Mr. and Mrs. Higgins had knowingly placed and knowingly allowed their son Patrick to remain in conditions and surroundings which endangered his physical well-being and that it would be in the best interest of the child for the parent- child relationship to be terminated.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In re SNew York City Family Court · 1965
- Magallon v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Ervin v. Wichita County Family Court ServicesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Community Chapel Funeral Home v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
- Hartman v. Maryland Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1967
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3Cited by16 opinions
- In the Interest of S.H.A., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
- In the Interest of J.M.C.A.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2000
- In re the Dependency & Neglect of S. J. Z.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1977
- Navarrette v. Texas Department of Human Resources, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1984
- Castro v. State, Department of Health & WelfareIdaho Supreme Court · 1981
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