in the Interest of A. P., H. L., B. L., and G. Y., Children
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Opinion
NUMBER 13-20-00258-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
IN THE INTEREST OF A. P., H. L., B. L., AND G. Y., CHILDREN
On Appellant’s Second Motion to Extend Time to File Brief.
ORDER Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Longoria and Perkes Order Per Curiam
This is an appeal of a final order terminating parental rights. The notice of appeal
was filed on July 6, 2020, and appellant’s brief was due August 16, 2020. Appellant J.L.
filed a motion for extension of time seeking ten days of additional time to file appellant’s
brief. We granted the motion and extended the deadline until August 31, 2020. The cause
is now before the Court on appellant’s second motion for extension of time to file the brief.
Appellant represents that there was a delay in obtaining certain record documents and
that appellee, the Department of Family and Protective Services, is unopposed to the
motion. Appeals in parental termination and child protection cases are governed by the
rules of appellate procedure for accelerated appeals, but include additional expedited
deadlines and procedures. See TEX. R. APP. P. 28.4; TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2(a). The
intermediate appellate courts are directed to ensure “as far as reasonably possible” that
appeals in such cases are brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the
notice of appeal is filed. See TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2(a). Accordingly, it is the policy of this
Court to limit extensions of time in such cases absent truly extraordinary circumstances.
See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(d).
We hereby GRANT appellant’s second motion for extension of time and ORDER
appellant’s brief to be filed on or before 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 14, 2020. No
further motions by appellant for extension of time will be entertained.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed the 10th day of September, 2020.
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