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INTEREST OF A.M.

No. 18-0905.

630 S.W.3d 25 (2019)

In the INTEREST OF A.M., a Child.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION DELIVERED: October 18, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry R. Ingram , for A. M., Petitioner.

Brenda L. Kinsler , Michael D. Becker , Rebecca L. Safavi , Mark T. Zuniga , Eric T. Tai , Leslie J. Capace , Jerry L. Reyes , for Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Respondent.

Michael J. Sharpee , for W. M., Petitioner.

Travis Tidmore , for B. A., Other interested party.

Justice Blacklock, joined by Justice Devine, concurring in the denial of the petition for review.

Termination of parental rights has rightly been called the civil death penalty. In re K.M.L., 443 S.W.3d 101, 121 (Tex. 2014) (Lehrmann, J., concurring). As a statutory matter, the State of Texas cannot sever the legal bond between parent and child unless it proves, by clear...

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