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IN INTEREST OF S.D.H.

No. 5353.

591 S.W.2d 637 (1979)

In the Interest of S.D.H., a Child.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied January 3, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Curtis C. Mason, Staff Counsel for Inmates, Texas Dept. of Corrections, Huntsville, for appellant.

Mike Siebert, Emory C. Walton, Dist. Atty., Saul Pullman, Eastland, for appellee.

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...

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