Wiley v. Spratlan

DUNAGAN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by the natural mother of a minor child from a non-jury termination of the parent-child relationship by the Smith County Domestic Relations Court pursuant to Tex. Family Code Ann. Section 15.02(1)(E) and (2).1 The natural father defaulted and does not appeal.

The parents relinquished temporary custody of the child to the Smith County Child Welfare Unit in February 1973, and each was requested to make support payments of $33 per month. The parents were divorced in September 1973. Appellee, the Supervisor of the Child Welfare Unit, instituted this…