INTEREST OF A.M.

No. 05-21-00712-CV.

643 S.W.3d 226 (2022)

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

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malcolm Miranda , Malcolm Miranda & Associates, P.C., McKinney, Gregg M. Gibbs , Gibbs Nolte Robison Rose, PLLC, McKinney, for Appellant.

Carolyn A. Hill , The Law Office of Carolyn A. Hill, Dallas, for Appellee In The Interest of A.M., A Child.

Charity K. Pontow Borserine , Borserine Law, Allen, for Appellee Kristina and Brian Bagley.

Natalie Lane Paul , Law Office of Michella K. Melton PLLC, McKinney, for Appellee Muniz, Misty.

Alyson Marie Dietrich , Assistant District Attorney, Collin County District Attorney's Office, Amy Sue Melo Murphy , Assistant Criminal District Attorney, McKinney, for Appellee Texas Department of Family & Protective Services.

Before Justices Schenck, Reichek, and Carlyle.


DISSENTING OPINION

The majority affirms the trial court's judgment terminating the parental rights of a father based on evidence he was slow to establish his paternity. Because I disagree that that evidence standing alone is sufficient to support the trial court's finding that the Department's efforts to return...

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