In the Interest of A.V.

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 2003-07-03

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Justice ENOCH delivered the opinion of the Court. Section 161.001(1)(Q) of the Texas Family Code provides that parental rights may be terminated if the parent has knowingly engaged in criminal conduct for which the parent is incarcerated and unable to care for the child “for not less than two years from the date of filing the petition.” 1 We must decide whether the two years applie…

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