Asked 8/17/2016 – Abilene, TX

In a tpr appeal without a jury trial (i was unaware u had to request it in advance)
can I present with legally and insufficient evidence without having a jury trial?
or would I just simply state that trial court erred in……. when attacking the grounds for termination? long story short:
emergency removal w/o court order no exigent circumstance present
cps not given permission to enter only law enforcement
completed entire case plan even though they say I didn’t’ and I have proof
passed ua’s when I started cooperating and was still denied visits to this day
the child who made complaint has different father than younger 2 that are terminated however my rights are not terminated with him it just is switching to possessor
no evidence I was one using didn’t’ begin until after cps wouldn’t let me see babies no matter what////dad was arrested on drug charge and kids were left in my car so obviously not under influence in sheriffs eyes cps didn’t get called out until two weeks later after he bonded out then all sudden they are worried
our grounds for termination are identical even though he is one who got in trouble, I was completely unaware of situation..
There are so many more lies

Answer

You HAVE to retain an attorney. This is way too complicated and way too important a matter for you to attempt representing yourself, then trying to learn what to say or do in court over the internet. There is no “Lawyering for Dummies” handbook.