IN INTEREST OF CARROLL

No. 12-90-00001-CV.

819 S.W.2d 591 (1991)

In the Interest of Debra Juliann CARROLL, a Child.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

October 18, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Herrington, Palestine, for appellant.

Paul Stafford, Terry Thorn, Douglas Lowe, Martin Lawrence, Palestine, for appellee.


COLLEY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a suit terminating the parent-child relationship of a mentally ill parent under the provisions of Tex.Fam. Code § 15.024 (Vernon Supp.1991). The appellant raises two issues; (1) that the statute facially violates her equal protection and due process rights under the federal constitution, and as applied violates the prohibition of retroactive laws in the Texas constitution; and, (2) that the charge to the jury was "global...

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