IN RE E.R.

No. 11-0282.

385 S.W.3d 552 (2012)

In the Interest of E.R., J.B., E.G., and C.L., Children.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided July 6, 2012.

Concurring Opinion August 31, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremy C. Martin , Malouf & Nockels LLP, Georganna L. Simpson , Georganna L. Simpson, P.C., Dallas, TX, for E.R.

Craig M. Watkins , Dallas County District Attorney, Michael R. Casillas , Kimberly Joy Duncan , Dallas County District Attorney's Office, Michael Chad Kotwal , Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center, Dallas, TX, for State of Texas.

Jonathan F. Mitchell , Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, Arthur Cleveland D'Andrea , Assistant Solicitor General, for Amicus Curiae Solicitor General of Texas.


Chief Justice JEFFERSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

When the State seeks to sever permanently the relationship between a parent and a child, it must first observe fundamentally fair procedures.1 The most basic of these is notice. If the State cannot deliver notice in person, it may try other means that will likely reach the parent.2 We consider today whether serving the parent in a newspaper advertisement...

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