In the Interest of A.C. and N.C., Children v. the State of Texas

• Court: Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
• Decided: March 24, 2026
• Docket: 07-25-00337-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo

No. 07-25-00337-CV

IN THE INTEREST OF A.C. AND N.C., CHILDREN

On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1 Randall County, Texas Trial Court No. 85739L1, Honorable Jack M. Graham, Presiding

March 24, 2026 ORDER OF ABATEMENT AND REMAND Before PARKER, C.J., and DOSS and YARBROUGH, JJ.

Appellant D.C. appeals the trial court’s order terminating the parent-child

relationship between he and his two children, A.C. and N.C. The parties have submitted

their briefs but Appellant’s counsel has filed with this Court a motion to withdraw on

account of new employment creating an irreconcilable conflict.

We abate the appeal and remand the cause to the trial court to rule on counsel’s

motion to withdraw and to determine whether new counsel be appointed to represent D.C.

The trial court shall issue findings of fact and conclusions of law addressing the

foregoing matters and shall cause to be developed (1) a clerk’s record containing the

findings and conclusions and (2) a reporter’s record transcribing any evidence and argument presented at the hearing. Due to the time-sensitive nature of an appeal from a

parental termination order, the record shall be filed with the Clerk of this Court on or

before March 31, 2026. See TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2(a).

If the trial court determines that new appellate counsel should be appointed, the

name, address, email address, telephone number, and state bar number of any newly

appointed counsel shall be included in the aforementioned findings. Should the trial court

determine that the appointment of new counsel is not required, the appeal shall proceed

in due course upon reinstatement of the cause on this Court’s docket.

It is so ordered.

Per Curiam