SMITH v. TEXAS DEPT. OF PROTECTIVE & REG. SERV.

No. 03-04-00259-CV.

160 S.W.3d 673 (2005)

Whitney Georgeann SMITH, Appellant, v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

March 10, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rosemary Colosky, San Angelo, for Appellant.

Lana Shadwick, Texas Department of Family & Protective Services, Office of General Counsel, Houston, John E. Merli, San Angelo, for Appellee.

Sarah Regina Guidry, TDPRS Supervising Attorney, Field Operations Special Litigation, Houston, Ellen Griffith, Midland, for TDPRS.

Gonzalo P. Rios, Jr., San Angelo, for Ad Litem/KNS.

Paul D. Stipandvic, Gossett, Harrison, Reese, Wilson & Millican, John W. Caldwell, Jr., San Angelo, for Ad Litem/Appellant.

Jimmy Stewart, Law Office of Jimmy Stewart, San Angelo, for Ad Litem/Father.

Theodore A. Hargrove, III, San Angelo, for Ad Litem/Inter.

Before Chief Justice LAW, Justices B.A. SMITH and PEMBERTON.


OPINION

BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.

Appellant Whitney Georgeann Smith appeals from the trial court's order finding that termination of her parental rights was in the best interest of her child, K.N.S. Smith challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting the trial court's finding. We hold that the evidence is sufficient to support termination and affirm the trial court's decision.

BACKGROUND

Smith is the natural...

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