in the Interest of J.W., a Child ( 2019 )

IN THE
TENTH COURT OF APPEALS
No. 10-18-00344-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF J.W., A CHILD
From the 85th District Court
Brazos County, Texas
Trial Court No. 17-001284-CV-85
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On May 1, 2019, this Court issued a Memorandum Opinion affirming the trial
court’s order of termination. On May 13, 2019, J.W. filed a motion for rehearing, and we
requested a response to that motion. After reviewing the motion for rehearing and
response thereto, we grant the motion for rehearing. We withdraw our Memorandum
Opinion and Judgment issued on May 1, 2019, and substitute the following in their place.
FACTS
John W. and Gena T. married in February 2016. Gena T. had two children from
previous relationships. Her parental rights to one child were previously terminated and
the other child lives with his father. John W. did not have any children at the time he
married Gena T. J.W. was born on April 24, 2017, at the home of John W. and Gena T.
After his birth, he was taken to the hospital where he was intubated for respiratory
problems because he aspirated meconium. Soon after his birth, J.W. tested positive for
five controlled substances, and he began experiencing withdrawal symptoms. Gena T.
tested positive for opiates and amphetamine. J.W. began treatment for the withdrawal
symptoms. He remained in the hospital for almost a month and then he was placed with
an unrelated foster family.
MOTHER’S APPEAL
In presenting this appeal, counsel for Gena T. filed a brief pursuant to Anders v.
California asserting that she has conducted a review of the record and found no arguable
issues to raise on appeal. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d
493 (1967).
The brief filed meets the requirements of Anders by presenting a professional
evaluation of the record and demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds to be
advanced on appeal. Additionally, Gena T.’s attorney advised her that she had filed the
brief pursuant to Anders, that Gena T. had the right to review the record and file a pro se
response on her own behalf, and provided Gena T. with a copy of the record. Although
given the opportunity, Gena T. did not file a response with this Court.
The amended order of termination recites that the jury was given the following
instruction with respect to Gena T.:
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For the parent-child relationship in this case to be terminated with respect
to [Gena T.], the mother of the child, [J.W.], it must be proven by clear and
convincing evidence that at least one of the following events has occurred:
1. [Gena T.] knowingly placed or knowingly allowed the child to remain
in conditions or surroundings which endangered the physical or
emotional well-being of the child.
2. [Gena T.] engaged in conduct or knowingly placed the child with
persons who engaged in conduct which endangered the physical or
emotional well-being of the child.
3. [Gena T.] had her parent-child relationship terminated with respect to
another child based on a finding that her conduct was in violation of §
161.001 (b) (1) (D) or (E), Texas Family Code.
4. [Gena T.] failed to comply with the provisions of a court order that
specifically established the actions necessary for the mother to obtain
the return of the child who had been in the permanent or temporary
managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective
Services for not less than nine months as a result of the child's removal
from the parent under Chapter 262 for the abuse and neglect of the child.
5. [Gena T.] used a controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health
and Safety Code, in a manner that endangered the health or safety of the
child, and (1) failed to complete a court-ordered substance abuse
treatment program; or (2) after completion of a court-ordered substance
abuse treatment program continued to abuse a controlled substance.
In addition, it must be proven by clear and convincing evidence that
termination of the parent-child relationship would be in the best interest of
the child. Some factors to consider in determining the best interest of the
child are:
1. the desires of the child;
2. the emotional and physical needs of the child, now and in the future;
3. the emotional and physical danger to the child, now and in the future;
4. the parenting ability of the individuals seeking custody;
5. the programs available to assist those individuals to promote the best
interest of the child;
6. the plans for the child of those individuals or by the agency seeking
custody;
7. the stability of the home or proposed placement;
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8. the acts or omissions of the parent that may indicate that the existing
parent-child relationship is not a proper one; and
9. any excuse for the acts or omissions of the parent.
The jury found that the parent-child relationship between Gena T. and J.W. should be
terminated.
In the Anders brief, counsel analyzes the legal and factual sufficiency of the
evidence to support termination. Counsel acknowledges that only one statutory ground
is necessary to support an order of termination in addition to a finding that termination
is in the children's best interest. See In re A.V., 113 S.W.3d 355, 362 (Tex. 2003). Counsel
further evaluates the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence to support a finding
that termination was in the best interest of the child. Counsel’s brief evidences a
professional evaluation of the record for error, and we conclude that counsel performed
the duties required of an appellate counsel.
Due process requires application of the clear and convincing standard of proof in
cases involving involuntary termination of parental rights. In re J.F.C., 96 S.W.3d 256, 263
(Tex. 2002). Clear and convincing evidence is that measure or degree of proof which will
produce in the mind of the trier of fact a firm belief or conviction as to the truth of the
allegations sought to be established. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 101.007 (West 2008). See
also In re C.H., 89 S.W.3d 17, 25-26 (Tex. 2002).
The Family Code permits a court to order termination of parental rights if the
petitioner establishes one or more acts or omissions enumerated under subsection (1) of
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the statute and also proves that termination of the parent-child relationship is in the best
interest of the child. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 161.001 (West Supp. 2018); Holley v.
Adams, 544 S.W.2d 367, 370 (Tex. 1976). We agree with counsel’s evaluation that there is
clear and convincing evidence to support termination under Section 161.001 for Gena T.
Notwithstanding the sufficiency of the evidence to support termination under
section 161.001 (b) (1), we must also find clear and convincing evidence that termination
of the parent-child relationship was in the child's best interest. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN.
§ 161.001 (b) (2). Evidence that proves one or more statutory grounds for termination
may also constitute evidence illustrating that termination is in the child's best interest.
See In re C.H., 89 S.W.3d at 28. There is a long-standing non-exhaustive list of factors for
a court to consider in deciding the best interest of a child in a termination case. See Holley,
544 S.W.2d at 371-72.
We agree with counsel’s evaluation that there is clear and convincing evidence
under the appropriate legal and factual sufficiency standards for the jury to have
determined that termination of the Gena T.’s parent-child relationship was in the best
interest of J.W.
Upon receiving a "frivolous appeal" brief, this Court must conduct a full
examination of all proceedings to determine whether the case is wholly frivolous. See
Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80, 109 S. Ct. 346, 349-50, 102 L. Ed. 2d 300 (1988); see also In re
M.A.R., No. 10-10-00237-CV, 2011 Tex. App. LEXIS 3596, at *2 (Tex. App.—Waco May 11,
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2011, no pet.) (mem. op.). After our review of the entire record and counsel’s brief, we
agree with counsel that there are no plausible grounds for appeal. See Bledsoe v. State, 178
S.W.3d 824, 827-28 (Tex. Crim. App. 2005).
If Gena T., after consulting with counsel, desires to file a petition for review,
counsel is still under a duty to timely file with the Texas Supreme Court “a petition for
review that satisfies the standards for an Anders brief.”1 See In re P.M., 520 S.W.3d 24, 27-
28 (Tex. 2016).
FATHER’S APPEAL
John W. argues in two issues that the evidence was insufficient to support the
jury’s predicate parental termination findings under Section 161.001 (b) (1) (D), (E), or (O)
of the Texas Family Code and that the evidence was insufficient to support the finding
that termination was in the best interest of the child. In another issue, John W. argues
that this Court must reverse and remand for a new trial because he objected to the trial
court’s broad-form submission because there was no evidence to support at least one
predicate. Because we find the evidence sufficient to support the jury’s predicate parental
termination findings under Section 161.001 (b) (1) (D), (E), and (O) of the Texas Family
Code, we do not address the broad-form submission issue.
1 We do not address whether counsel’s duty requires the filing of a petition for review or a motion for
rehearing in the Texas Supreme Court in the absence of the client’s professed desire to do so in Anders
proceedings.
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The amended order of termination recites that the jury was given the following
instruction with respect to John W.:
For the parent-child relationship in this case to be terminated with respect
to [John W.], the Father of the child, [J.W.], it must be proven by clear and
convincing evidence that at least one of the following events has occurred:
1. [John W.] knowingly placed or knowingly allowed the child to remain
in conditions or surroundings which endangered the physical or
emotional well-being of the child.
2. [John W.] engaged in conduct or knowingly placed the child with
persons who engaged in conduct which endangered the physical or
emotional well-being of the child.
3. [John W.] failed to comply with the provisions of a court order that
specifically established the actions necessary for the father to obtain the
return of the child who had been in the permanent or temporary
managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective
Services for not less than nine months as a result of the child's removal
from the parent under Chapter 262 for the abuse and neglect of the child.
In addition, it must be proven by clear and convincing evidence that
termination of the parent-child relationship would be in the best interest of
the child. Some factors to consider in determining the best interest of the
child are:
1. the desires of the child;
2. the emotional and physical needs of the child, now and in the future;
3. the emotional and physical danger to the child, now and in the future;
4. the parenting ability of the individuals seeking custody;
5. the programs available to assist those individuals to promote the best
interest of the child;
6. the plans for the child of those individuals or by the agency seeking
custody;
7. the stability of the home or proposed placement;
8. the acts or omissions of the parent that may indicate that the existing
parent-child relationship is not a proper one; and
9. any excuse for the acts or omissions of the parent.
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The jury found that the parent-child relationship between John W. and J.W. should be
terminated.
Sufficiency of the Evidence
In the first issue, J.W. argues that the evidence is insufficient to support the
predicate grounds for termination. In conducting a legal sufficiency review in a parental
termination case:
[A] court should look at all the evidence in the light most favorable to the
finding to determine whether a reasonable trier of fact could have formed
a firm belief or conviction that its finding was true. To give appropriate
deference to the factfinder's conclusion and the role of a court conducting a
legal sufficiency review, looking at the evidence in the light most favorable
to the judgment means that a reviewing court must assume that the
factfinder resolved disputed facts in favor of its finding if a reasonable
factfinder could do so. A corollary to this requirement is that a court should
disregard all evidence that a reasonable factfinder could have disbelieved
or found to be incredible. This does not mean that a court must disregard
all evidence that does not support the finding. Disregarding undisputed
facts that do not support the finding could skew the analysis of whether
there is clear and convincing evidence.
In re J.P.B., 180 S.W.3d 570, 573 (Tex. 2005) (per curiam) (quoting In re J.F.C., 96 S.W.3d
256, 266 (Tex .2002)) (emphasis in J.P.B.).
In a factual sufficiency review,
[A] court of appeals must give due consideration to evidence that the
factfinder could reasonably have found to be clear and convincing.... [T]he
inquiry must be "whether the evidence is such that a factfinder could
reasonably form a firm belief or conviction about the truth of the State's
allegations." A court of appeals should consider whether disputed
evidence is such that a reasonable factfinder could not have resolved that
disputed evidence in favor of its finding. If, in light of the entire record, the
disputed evidence that a reasonable factfinder could not have credited in
favor of the finding is so significant that a factfinder could not reasonably
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have formed a firm belief or conviction, then the evidence is factually
insufficient.
In re J.F.C., 96 S.W.3d 256, 266-67 (Tex. 2002) (quoting In re C.H., 89 S.W.3d 17, 25 (Tex.
2002)) (internal footnotes omitted) (alterations added).
Section 161.001 (b) (1) (O) of the Texas Family Code provides that the court may
order termination of the parent-child relationship if the court finds by clear and
convincing evidence that the parent has:
failed to comply with the provisions of a court order that specifically
established the actions necessary for the parent to obtain the return of the
child who has been in the permanent or temporary managing
conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services for
not less than nine months as a result of the child's removal from the parent
under Chapter 262 for the abuse or neglect of the child
John W. does not challenge that J.W. has been in the permanent or temporary
managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services for not
less than nine months as a result of the child's removal from the parent under Chapter
262 for the abuse or neglect of the child. Therefore we will turn to whether John W. failed
to comply with the provisions of a court order that specifically established the actions
necessary for him to obtain the return of J.W.
The service plan required John W. to:
 maintain a safe and stable home environment
 obtain and maintain a stable and legitimate income
 complete a drug and alcohol assessment and follow recommendations
 contact CPS caseworker at least twice a month and notify CPS within 48
hours of address and/or phone changes
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 sign releases of information with service providers in order to allow CPS to
access information with service providers
 attend supervised visits with J.W. as approved and scheduled by CPS
 complete a psychological evaluation and follow recommendations
 complete a parenting assessment and follow recommendations
 attend individual counseling and follow recommendations including
parenting classes
 live a criminal free lifestyle
John W. argues in his brief and in his motion for rehearing that he complied with
the actual terms of the service plan, but that the Department was subjective in
determining what the service plan actually required. John W. contends that the concerns
in In the Interest of N.G., No. 18-0508, 2019 Tex. LEXIS 465 (May 17, 2019) are applicable to
his case. In Interest of N.G., the father complained that the service plan was not specific
enough to put him on notice of what was required for compliance. John W. contends that
his service plan was specific enough, but the Department relied on things that were not
actually part of his service plan to show noncompliance.
Kelly Allen, with the Department of Family and Protective Services, testified that
John W. did not maintain a safe and stable home environment as required by the service
plan. Allen stated that John W.’s house was extremely cluttered and was unsafe for J.W.
The Department introduced photographs of John W.’s house depicting the condition of
the house. The photographs show that there is little room to walk in the house and that
there are pill bottles, cigarette butts, trash, glass, and other items that would be hazardous
for a toddler.
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John W. argues that he did maintain stable housing and that the service plan did
not require him to bring up his current residence to Department standards. John W.
maintains that he did not intend to bring J.W. to his current residence, but rather planned
to stay with Gena T.’s sister, sell his house, and then move to Fort Worth. The service
plan required John W. to maintain a safe and stable home environment. John W. had lived
in his home for over thirty years; however, the testimony showed that the home was not
safe for a toddler. Although John W. contends that he did not intend to reside at that
residence with J.W., the service plan required him to provide a safe and stable home
environment. His stated plans to live with a relative and then move to another residence
shows that he did not meet that requirement.
Allen testified that John W. failed to maintain contact with the CPS caseworker as
required by the service plan. Although John W. attended visits with J.W., he failed to
maintain contact with the Department as required. John W. argues that he did not fail to
maintain contact with the Department because he went to the Department weekly to visit
J.W. However, the service plan required him to contact the CPS caseworker at least twice
a month and notify CPS within 48 hours of address and/or phone changes. Attending
visitation at the Department is not the same as contacting a caseworker twice a month.
Allen testified that when John W. attended visitation Gena T. would not let him speak
with the caseworkers and that there was no meaningful contact with the caseworkers.
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Allen testified that John W. initially did not attend counseling as required by the
service plan. John. W. began attending counseling, but the Department considered this
requirement inconclusive or incomplete. Allen stated that the counseling was
unsuccessful and that the counseling notes indicated John W. would struggle to be a
protective parent. The counseling notes stated that John W. would do anything Gena T.
told him to do and that he minimized her substance abuse problems. Allen testified that
John W. did not comply with the provisions of the service plan and that termination was
appropriate.
Ground O of Section 161.001 (b) (1) does not quantify any particular number of
provisions of the family service plan that a parent must fail to achieve in order for the
parental rights to be terminated or the degree of a parent's conduct that will be deemed
to be a failure to achieve a particular requirement of the plan. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN.
§ 161.001(b) (1) (O) (West Supp. 2018); In Interest of B.H.R., No. 06-17-00081-CV, 2017 WL
5150852, *5 (Tex. App.—Texarkana, November 7, 2017, no pet.). The record shows that
although John W. did comply with some of the provisions of the service plan, he did not
comply with all of the provisions of the service plan. A finding that John W. failed to
comply with the requirements of the family service plan is supported by legally and
factually sufficient evidence.
Only one predicate act under section 161.001 (b) (1) is necessary to support a
judgment of termination in addition to the required finding that termination is in the
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child's best interest. In re A.V., 113 S.W.3d 355, 362 (Tex. 2003). After this Court issued
its opinion, the Texas Supreme Court decided In the Interest of N.G., No. 18-0508, 2019 Tex.
LEXIS 465 (May 17, 2019). In N.G., the Court stated that:
When due process requires the heightened standard for termination
of parental rights by clear and convincing evidence, it follows that due
process also requires a heightened standard of review of a trial court's
finding under section 161.001(b)(1)(D) or (E), even when another ground is
sufficient for termination, because of the potential consequences for
parental rights to a different child. A parent may be denied the fundamental
liberty interest in parenting only after they have been provided due process
and due course of law, and terminating parental rights based on a
challenged, unreviewed section 161.0001(b)(1)(D) or (E) finding runs afoul
of this principle. See U.S. CONST. AMEND. XIV, § 1; TEX. CONST. ART. I, § 19.
When a parent has presented the issue on appeal, an appellate court that
denies review of a section 161.001(b)(1)(D) or (E) finding deprives the
parent of a meaningful appeal and eliminates the parent's only chance for
review of a finding that will be binding as to parental rights to other
children.
In the Interest of N.G., 2019 Tex. LEXIS 465 *8. The Court concluded that allowing Section
161.001(b) (1) (D) or (E) findings to go unreviewed on appeal when the parent has
presented the issue to the court thus violates the parent's due process and due course of
law rights. Id. at *12. Therefore, we must review the sufficiency of the evidence to
support termination under the predicate grounds in Section 161.0001(b) (1) (D) or (E).
Sections 161.001 (b) (1) (D) and (E) both require a finding of endangerment. To
endanger means to expose to loss or injury, to jeopardize. Texas Department of Human
Services v. Boyd, 727 S.W.2d 531, 533 (Tex. 1987). The specific danger to a child's physical
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or emotional well-being need not be established as an independent proposition, but it
may be inferred from parental misconduct. Boyd, 727 S.W.2d at 533.
When termination of parental rights is based on section D, the endangerment
analysis focuses on the evidence of the child's physical environment, although the
environment produced by the conduct of the parents bears on the determination of
whether the child's surroundings threaten his or her well-being. In the Interest of E.M.,
494 S.W.3d 209, 221 (Tex. App. —Waco 2015, pet. den’d). Section D permits termination
if the petitioner proves parental conduct caused a child to be placed or remain in an
endangering environment. Id. It is not necessary that the parent's conduct be directed
towards the child or that the child actually be injured; rather, a child is endangered when
the environment creates a potential for danger which the parent is aware of but
disregards. Id. Conduct that demonstrates awareness of an endangering environment is
sufficient to show endangerment. Id. In considering whether to terminate parental
rights, the court may look at parental conduct both before and after the birth of the child.
Id. Section D permits termination based upon only a single act or omission. In the Interest
of E.M., 494 S.W.3d at 222.
Under subsection 161.001 (b) (1) (E), the relevant inquiry is whether evidence exists
that the endangerment of the child's physical well-being was the direct result of the
parent's conduct, including acts, omissions, or failures to act. Id. Additionally,
termination under subsection (E) must be based on more than a single act or omission;
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the statute requires a voluntary, deliberate, and conscious course of conduct by the
parent. Id. It is not necessary, however, that the parent's conduct be directed at the child
or that the child actually suffer injury. Id. The specific danger to the child's well-being
may be inferred from parental misconduct standing alone. Id.
Because the evidence pertaining to subsections 161.001 (b) (1) (D) and (E) is
interrelated, we may conduct a consolidated review. In Interest of M.R.J.M., 280 S.W.3d
494, 503 (Tex. App. —Fort Worth 2009, no pet.).
J.W. tested positive at birth for five controlled substances, and he experienced
withdrawal symptoms. He was in the hospital for a month before being placed with a
foster family. One parent's drug-related endangerment of the child may be imputed to
the other parent. In Interest of F.E.N., 542 S.W.3d 752, 764 (Tex. App. —Houston [14 Dist.]
2018, pet. den’d). The record shows that Gena T. used illegal substances while pregnant
with J.W. and that John W. was aware of Gena T.’s problems with illegal substances.
Jennifer Smith, with the Department of Family and Protective Services, testified
that John W. was untruthful with the Department about Gena T.’s addiction and that John
W. was aware of Gena T.’s addiction. Smith further testified that John W. exhibited a:
pattern of behavior of denial about the extent and the issues that
[Gena T.] has even with his knowledge of her addiction issues and her
mental health issues, the fact that she refuses to get help, the fact that there’s
a criminal element that’s around who’s involved with drugs, and the fact
that he can’t seem to protect himself much less a child from the pattern of
behaviors that she brings and he’s not willing to address those. I believe
that it definitely shows a pattern that he is unable to be protective of his
child.
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Smith also testified that John W. stated he did not feel Gena T. posed a danger to J.W. and
that he was only getting a divorce so he could get custody of J.W.
John W.’s conduct shows that he was aware of the endangering behavior of Gena
T.’s addiction. John W.’s conduct further shows that he was unable to protect J.W. from
the endangering environment. The evidence is legally and factually sufficient to support
termination under the predicate grounds in Section 161.0001(b) (1) (D) and (E).
Texas case law specifically authorizes broad form submission in parental rights
cases. See Tex. Department of Human Services v. E.B., 802 S.W.2d 647, 649 (Tex. 1990). When
multiple grounds for termination are sought and the trial court submits the issue using a
broad-form question, we must uphold the jury's findings if any of the grounds for
termination support the jury's finding. In re J.T.G., 121 S.W.3d 117, 128 (Tex. App. —Fort
Worth 2003, no pet.). Because we find that the evidence is sufficient to support
termination on all three predicate grounds, we overrule John W.’s first issue on appeal.
Best Interest
In the third issue, John W. complains that the evidence is insufficient to support
the jury’s finding that termination is in the best interest of the child. In determining the
best interest of a child, a number of factors have been considered, including (1) the desires
of the child; (2) the emotional and physical needs of the child now and in the future; (3)
the emotional and physical danger to the child now and in the future; (4) the parental
abilities of the individuals seeking custody; (5) the programs available to assist these
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individuals; (6) the plans for the child by these individuals; (7) the stability of the home;
(8) the acts or omissions of the parent that may indicate the existing parent-child
relationship is not a proper one; and (9) any excuse for the acts or omissions of the parent.
Holley v. Adams, 544 S.W.2d 367, 372 (Tex.1976); In re S.L., 421 S.W.3d 34, 38 (Tex. App.—
Waco 2013, no pet.). The Holley factors focus on the best interest of the child, not the best
interest of the parent. In re S.L., 421 S.W.3d at 38. The goal of establishing a stable
permanent home for a child is a compelling state interest. Id. The need for permanence
is a paramount consideration for a child's present and future physical and emotional
needs. Id.
J.W. was under two years-old at the time of trial. He had been placed with the
foster family since his release from the hospital. The record shows that J.W.’s physical
and emotional needs are being met by the foster family. The foster family plans to adopt
J.W. in the event the parental rights of John W. and Gena T. are terminated. The foster
parents have received training and have a family support system.
John W. was seventy years-old at the time of trial and J.W. is his first child. John
W. testified that he planned to live with Gena T.’s sister for a while if he is given custody
of J.W. so that she can help him. John W. then plans to move to the Dallas/Fort Worth
area where he has family who can help provide a support system for J.W. The jury heard
evidence that John W. is not able to protect J.W. from Gena T. and that he allows Gena T.
to control him. The jury heard evidence that after becoming involved with Gena T., John
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W. allowed persons to live in his home who abused drugs. John W. was also arrested for
domestic violence after an incident with Gena T. and an acquaintance of hers. Although
John W. and Gena T. both testified that they planned to divorce, the jury heard testimony
that the divorce was in name only so that John W. could obtain custody of J. W. We find
that the evidence is legally and factually sufficient to support the jury’s finding that
termination is in the best interest of the child. We overrule the third issue.
Broad-Form Submission
In the second issue, John W. argues that “if there is evidence to support the jury’s
predicate finding under one ground, the Court must nonetheless reverse and remand for
a new trial, as Father objected to the trial court’s broad-form submission because there
was no evidence to support at least one predicate.” Because we find that the evidence is
sufficient to support termination under all three predicate grounds, we need not address
John W.’s second issue. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.1.
CONCLUSION
We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
JOHN E. NEILL
Justice
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Before Chief Justice Gray,
Justice Davis, and
Justice Neill
Motion granted; Affirmed
Opinion delivered and filed October 9, 2019
[CV06]
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