Second Court of Appeals | Case Summaries

Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued – Week of January 28, 2008

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In re J.P., No. 2-07-026-CV (Jan. 31, 2008) (Livingston, J., joined by Walker, J.; McCoy, J., dissents with opinion). [Note: Both opinions are at the same link in one document.]: Held: The evidence supporting the termination of Appellant's parental rights was legally, but not factually sufficient to support the trial court's endangerment findings under family code section 161.001(1)(D) and (E).; Dissent: The evidence supporting termination of Appellant's parental rights was legally and factually sufficient to support the trial court's endangerment findings under family code section 161.001(1)(D) and (E) and was also legally sufficient to support the trial court's best interest finding.