· 5/26/2011
in the Interest of M.E.-M.N, Minor Child
Citations
- 342 S.W.3d 254
- 2011 Tex. App. LEXIS 4107
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that voluntary, deliberate, and conscious course of endangering conduct by parent supports finding under Subsection (E)
- stating that factfinder may consider whether evidence exists that endangerment of child’s well-being “was the direct result of Appellant’s conduct, including acts, omissions, or failures to act” under Subsection (E)
- explaining that parent’s mental state may be considered in endangerment determination
- authorizing courts to “look to parental conduct occurring both before and after the child’s birth” in making endangerment determination
- “Drug use and its effect on a parent’s ability to parent may establish an endangering course of conduct.”
- “Drug use and its effect on a parent’s ability to parent may establish an endangering course of conduct.”
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Gardner, Walker, McCoy
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