In the Matter of C.C.
1997 WL 360676 (Tex. Ct. App.)
The appellate court approves the termination of the father's
parental rights with regard to three children, all of whom had FAS. (*4).
The court concluded that one factor militating in favor of
termination of parental rights was that the children had "tremendous
needs."
A pediatrician who specialized in birth defects
"diagnosed the children with triple hit suite syndrome, a syndrome
associated with prenatal exposure to drugs/alcohol. The children have the
physical features of Down's Syndrome, physical growth problems, and
learning disorders. All three children suffer from growth impairment
which indicates their cases are severe."
(*4). The mother at various times had used marijuana, cocaine, and
methamphetamine. One child had tested positive for drugs (unspecified) at
birth.