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Court terminates rights of both parents in Delphinia Meeks case; DFPS named permanent managing conservator
Summary
Judge found by clear and convincing evidence that terminating parental rights of both parents in the Delphinia Meeks case was in the child’s best interest; father Keith Meeks signed an affidavit of voluntary relinquishment and the mother, Tessa Helms, pled to an injury-to-a-child charge and is on deferred adjudication.
A judge in the High Plains Child Protection Court terminated the parental rights of both parents in the case concerning Delphinia (Delfina) Meeks and named the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) permanent managing conservator.
DFPS investigator and permanency staff described injuries that led to the department’s involvement, the child’s medical evaluation and photos admitted into evidence, and the parents’ legal status. Investigator Casey Swihart testified she observed bruises, scratches, burns and blisters on the child during a hospital…
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