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Judge terminates father’s parental rights in Imani and Janai Sims case
Summary
The court found by clear and convincing evidence that terminating James Sims’s parental rights to his daughters, Imani and Janai Sims, is in the children’s best interest and named the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services permanent managing conservator.
A judge in the High Plains Child Protection Court terminated the parental rights of James Sims as to his daughters, Imani and Janai Sims, after finding by clear and convincing evidence that termination was in the children’s best interest.
The Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) and the permanency specialist for the case told the court that Sims had been served and was not present for the final hearing. DFPS introduced certified copies of indictments and plea documents showing Sims had pled to deferred…
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