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Ensuring Technicalities Don’t Result in Termination of Parental Rights in the R.J.G., R.J.G., D.G.M. Case
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Ensuring Technicalities Don’t Result in Termination of Parental Rights in the R.J.G., R.J.G., D.G.M. Case

Haley Skrnich2024-01-03T17:25:51+00:00

One Texas mother is currently facing the termination of her parental rights due CPS’s allegations that she failed to complete their checklist of services in the manner they preferred. At this point in the case, CPS is not alleging any other deficiencies in her fitness as a parent. The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case on September 12. The Family Freedom Project and the Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys have both filed briefs with the court arguing that CPS’s interpretation of the law violates the mother’s parental rights under the United States Constitution. After CPS removed [...]

Ensuring Technicalities Don’t Result in Termination of Parental Rights in the R.J.G., R.J.G., D.G.M. CaseHaley Skrnich2024-01-03T17:25:51+00:00

Child Endangerment and Parental Rights Implications in the R.R.A., H.G.A., H.B.A Case
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Child Endangerment and Parental Rights Implications in the R.R.A., H.G.A., H.B.A Case

Haley Skrnich2023-10-20T19:39:27+00:00

In a recent hearing in a case (In the Interest of R.R.A., H.G.A., H.B.A.) currently before the Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX), Counsel for the TX Department of Family & Protective Services stated, “[The parent’s behavior] can be endangerment even if it doesn’t impair the parent’s ability to care for the children in the immediate moment.” This broad interpretation of “endangerment” increases the risk of wrongful parental rights terminations. Family Freedom Project has filed a brief in the case urging the court to require that any finding of “endangerment” be linked to an actual risk of harm to the parent’s [...]

Child Endangerment and Parental Rights Implications in the R.R.A., H.G.A., H.B.A CaseHaley Skrnich2023-10-20T19:39:27+00:00

Defining the Limits of Judicial Intervention in the ‘IN re NH’ Case
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Defining the Limits of Judicial Intervention in the ‘IN re NH’ Case

Haley Skrnich2023-10-17T22:41:29+00:00

Since the start of 2023, the Family Freedom Project (FFP) has been involved in IN re NH, a case marked by its implications for parental rights and government intervention in family matters. The case in question presents a fundamental question about parental rights in Texas. The heart of the matter in front of the Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX) revolves around the legal rule that judges must begin a case by presuming that a parent is acting in the best interests of their child. This principle was emphasized by the SCOTX in a previous case called “In re C.J.C.” The issue left [...]

Defining the Limits of Judicial Intervention in the ‘IN re NH’ CaseHaley Skrnich2023-10-17T22:41:29+00:00

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