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IN RE J. J. A CHILD

No. B-9934.

617 S.W.2d 188 (1981)

In re J. J., a Child.

Supreme Court of Texas.

June 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Elliott, Dist, Atty., Sharon Johnson, Asst. Dist. Atty., Abilene, for petitioner.

Larry Robertson, Abilene, William D. Dupree, Fort Worth, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

This suit for the termination of the parent-child relationship was submitted to a jury on January 16, 1980, on special issues which used the preponderance of the evidence as the standard. Thereafter, on March 3, 1980, the trial judge signed the judgment. This court handed down In the Interest of G. M., 596 S.W.2d 846 (Tex. 1980), on March 19, 1980, and adopted the "clear and convincing" standard in termination...

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