VELA v. MARYWOOD

No. 03-98-00663-CV.

17 S.W.3d 750 (2000)

Corina VELA, Appellant, v. MARYWOOD, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

April 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Alberts, Mcleroy, Alberts & Benjamin, Austin, for appellant.

Oliver C. Perkins, Austin, for appellee.

Before Chief Justice ABOUSSIE, Justices B.A. SMITH and YEAKEL.


LEE YEAKEL, Justice.

This case presents the question of how forthright a licensed child-placing agency must be with an unmarried, expectant mother who seeks its counsel prior to the birth of her child. The child's mother, Corina Vela, is an exemplary young woman who made a mistake. The district court held that the law compels the compounding of her error, terminated her parental rights, and appointed appellee Marywood managing conservator of her child.

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