In a recent Texas Court of Appeals case, In the Int. of D.A. [Court of Appeals of Texas, Twelfth District, Tyler Sept. 30, 2022, Opinion Delivered, NO. 12-22-00183-CV], the appellate court found sufficient evidence to support termination of both mother’s and father’s parental rights, based on endangerment grounds. At the trial court level, the 420th Judicial District Court of Nacogdoches County, Texas found that both parents engaged in acts constituting domestic violence around the children, and further, that the parents failed to complete all of their court ordered services.

To terminate parental rights, a court must find that two elements exist: First, the parent engaged in any one of the acts or omissions set out within Texas Family Code §161.001. Second, that termination must be in the children’s best interest. The burden of proof of these elements must be established by clear and convincing evidence. Best interest is, in part, determined via the Holley v. Adams factors.

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