Legal Opinion
In the Interest of C.M.D.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 25, 2009No. 14-08-00113-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LESLIE B. YATES, Justice.
Appellant LDS Family Services appeals the trial court’s sua sponte determination that section 161.002(b) of the Texas Family Code is unconstitutional under the Texas and United States Constitutions. Because we determine the trial court’s ruling is not supported by the evidence and circumstances of this case, we reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
On October 19, 2007, LDS, a private adoption agency, brought an adoption petition regarding C.M.D., who was born in January 2007. The mother had submitted an affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights and provided another…
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