Legal Opinion

In the Interest of N.C.M., J.M.F., and T.L.F.

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided August 13, 2008No. 04-08-00016-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Opinion by:

SANDEE BRYAN MARION, Justice.

This is an accelerated appeal from trial court’s determination that appellant’s appeal of the termination of his parental rights to his children was frivolous. We affirm.

DISCUSSION

On appeal, appellant does not challenge the trial court’s finding that his appeal was frivolous. Instead, in a single issue, appellant asserts Family Code section 263.405® is facially unconstitutional because it arbitrarily removes a right that other civil litigants have in other appeals, which is to challenge the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence on appeal.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Ltd. v. Williamson County Appraisal DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Neeley v. West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School DistrictTexas Supreme Court · 2005
  3. In the Interest of E.A.R.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2006
  4. in the Interest of J.O.A., T.J.A.M., T.J.M., and C.T.M., Children, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
  5. In the Interest of D.M.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2007

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. M.C. v. Texas Department of Family & Protective Services, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2009
  2. in the Interest of S.N., S.M.N., and D.A.N., Children, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2009
  3. In the Interest of D.J.R.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2010
  4. In Re SN, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2009
  5. Florencio Leal v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2015

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