(DOWNLOAD) "In Re S.E.W." by In the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: In Re S.E.W.
- Author : In the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas
- Release Date : January 19, 2005
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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In this termination of parental rights case, the primary issues are whether an expert witness was qualified to give an opinion as to the results of drug testing of hair samples and whether the opinion was reliable where the expert did not conduct the test or know which of several available tests the laboratory used. Although we conclude the evidence is legally sufficient to support the judgment, we conclude the trial court abused its discretion in admitting the experts opinion and the error probably caused the rendition of an improper judgment. We reverse the trial courts judgment and remand for further proceedings. After two referrals and an investigation, the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services removed S.E.W. and S.A.W. from Debbie Marien (Mother) and Stefan Geller (Father) and later sought to terminate their parental rights to the children. Based on the jurys findings that the parents endangered the physical or emotional well-being of the children and that termination was in the childrens best interest, the trial court terminated the parental rights of Mother and Father to their son, S.E.W., and daughter, S.A.W.