Comprehensive guide to Best Interest Of The Child cases, courts, and legal analysis.
In the Interest of A.S., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, A.S., challenged a Texas court's termin...
In the Interest of N.L., N.L., and V.F., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the termination of...
In the Matter of D.A. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, D.A., challenged the trial court's order terminati...
In the Interest of R.H. and E.H., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the termination of parent...
In the Interest of M.A.R., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, M.A.R., a child, challenged the Texas...
In the Interest of I.J.W. and M.R.W., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of par...
In the Interest of A. Children v. Department of Family and Protective Services, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, a mother, chall...
In the Interest of J.H, A.H, J.H a Child v. Department of Family and Protective Services, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case involves th...
In the Interest of A.J.L. and G.M.L., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the termination of par...
In the Interest of B.M.W and L.LW v. Department of Family and Protective Services, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termin...
In re J.L., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The court affirmed the trial court's decision to grant permanent custody to the paternal grandparent...
In the Interest of L.D.T. and D.L.T., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the termination of par...
In re E.W., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 31, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The court affirmed the trial court's decision to grant permanent custody to the paternal grandparen...
This case involves a dispute over the termination of parental rights for J.M.B. II. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) sought to terminate the parental rights of the child's...
This case involves a child, C.H., whose parents' parental rights were terminated by the State of Texas. The parents appealed this decision, arguing that the termination was not in the child's best int...
This case involves the termination of parental rights for M.L. and E.L., children of Ms. L. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (the Department) sought to terminate her rights, alle...
In the Interest of I.S., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 26, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, I.S., challenged the trial court's term...
This case involves an appeal by J.B. concerning the involuntary termination of her parental rights to her child, G.G.B. The lower court found that J.B. had not remedied the conditions that led to G.G....
In the Interest of E.D.A., Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 25, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the termination of parental rights f...
In Re A.R.M. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, A.R.M., challenged the trial court's termination of her par...
In the Interest of K. K. E., Child v. Department of Family and Protective Services, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the term...
In the Interest of E.D., a Child v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the admissibility of a child's out-...
Mark Anthony Trevino v. Candice Spivey Trevino, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant, Mark Anthony Trevino, appealed the trial court'...
This case involves a mother's appeal from a juvenile court order terminating her parental rights to her minor child, L.P. The mother argued that the State failed to prove the statutory grounds for ter...
In re O.F., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating parental rights. The court fo...
In the Interest of S.D.F. and K.M.F., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial cou...
In the Interest of F.H. and D.K.A., Children v. Department of Family and Protective Services, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case involve...
T. L. H. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant challenged the trial court's ord...
In the Interest of E.M.S. and J.D.S., Children v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the termination of par...
D. L. J. v. M. D. S., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The dispute centered on whether a father's child support payments should be reduced due t...
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