IN RE C.L.S.

No. 01-11-00439-CV.

403 S.W.3d 15 (2012)

In the Matter of C.L.S.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled January 24, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Peter Cudd , for L.M.C.

Jimmy Phillips Jr. , for R.G.S.

Panel consists of Chief Justice RADACK and Justices HIGLEY and BROWN.


OPINION

SHERRY RADACK, Chief Justice.

In this termination of parental rights case, we consider whether the trial court, having permitted a parent to appear pro se at trial, should have first warned the parent of the dangers of self-representation and obtained a valid waiver of the right to counsel on the record. We reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

Appellant ["Father"] and appellee ["Mother"] had a child together who was born with a serious...

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