Legal Opinion
In the Interest of S.D.H.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 13, 1979No. 5353PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALEIGH BROWN, Justice.
This is a suit to terminate the parental rights of the parents of S.D.H. Following a nonjury trial, judgment was entered terminating the parental rights of both parents and naming Brenda Steinman as managing conservator of the child. Only the father, James L. Hicks, appeals.' We reverse and remand in part and affirm in part.
The issue for determination is whether a parent’s imprisonment, prior to the birth of a child, permits termination of his parental rights, under Tex.Fam. Code Ann. § 15.02, Subsections (1)(A) and (B) (Vernon 1975).
The trial court found (1) the…
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