In re C.W., No. 02-21-00252-CV, 2022 WL 123221, at *3 n.5 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth Jan. 13, 2022, no pet.) (mem. op.); In re J.B., No. 02-21-00239-CV, 2021 WL 6144074, at *20 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth Dec. 30, 2021, no pet. h.) (mem. op.) (similar). 1. Subsections (D) and (E): Endangerment
; In re J.B., No. 02-21-00239-CV, 2021 WL 6144074, at *21 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth Dec. 30, 2021, pet. denied) (mem. op.).
; In re J.B., No. 02-21-00239-CV, 2021 WL 6144074, at *20 (Tex. App.- Fort Worth Dec. 30, 2021, pet. denied) (mem. op.).
The trial court was the sole judge of the witnesses' credibility and was free to believe or disbelieve the various witnesses' testimony. In re J.B., No. 02-21-00239-CV, 2021 WL 6144074, at *23 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth Dec. 30, 2021, pet. denied) (mem. op.).
(mem. op.); In re J.B., No. 02-21-00239-CV, 2021 WL 6144074, at *20 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth Dec. 30, 2021, pet. denied) (mem. op.).
Subsection (E) "requires not just a single act or omission but rather a voluntary, deliberate, and conscious course of conduct." In re J.B., No. 02-21-00239-CV, 2021 WL 6144074, at *21 (Tex. App.โFort Worth Dec. 30, 2021, pet. denied) (mem. op.) (citing J.T.G., 121 S.W.3d at 125). However, the parentโs conduct need not be directed at the child or actually cause the child injury; "[t]he specific danger to the childโs well-being may be inferred from parental misconduct standing alone."
Subsection (E) "requires not just a single act or omission but rather a voluntary, deliberate, and conscious course of conduct." In re J.B., No. 02-21-00239-CV, 2021 WL 6144074, at *21 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth Dec. 30, 2021, pet. denied) (mem. op.) (citing J.T.G., 121 S.W.3d at 125). However, the parent's conduct need not be directed at the child or actually cause the child injury; "[t]he specific danger to the child's well-being may be inferred from parental misconduct standing alone."
A.O., 2022 WL 1257384, at *9 (first quoting In re J.B., No. 02-21-00239-CV, 2021 WL 6144074, at *21 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth Dec. 30, 2021, no pet.) (mem. op.); and then quoting In re B.K, No. 02-21-00175-CV, 2021 WL 5848769, at *4 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth Dec. 9, 2021, pet. denied) (mem. op.)). The evidence of a parent's endangering course of conduct
Endangerment under Subsection (E) requires a "voluntary, deliberate, and conscious course of conduct" rather than "a single act or omission." A.O., 2022 WL 1257384, at *9 (quoting In re J.B., No. 02-21-00239-CV, 2021 WL 6144074, at *21 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth Dec. 30, 2021, no pet.) (mem. op.),
Because such endangerment findings can serve as predicate grounds for terminating Mother's parental rights to other children, see id. ยง 161.001 (b)(1)(M), and because Mother's "fundamental liberty interest at stake outweighs the [S]tate's interest in deciding only what is necessary for final disposition of the appeal," N.G., 577 S.W.3d at 237, we must address at least one of the two challenged endangerment findings, even though the findings may not be dispositive. In re C.W., No. 02-21-00252-CV, 2022 WL 123221, at *3 n.5 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth Jan. 13, 2022, no pet.) (mem. op.); In re J.B., No. 02-21-00239-CV, 2021 WL 6144074, at *20 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth Dec. 30, 2021, no pet. h.) (mem. op.)