in the Interest of A.M. Jr., a Child

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas October 30, 2020

No. 04-20-00481-CV

IN THE INTEREST OF A.M. JR., A CHILD

From the 225th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2019PA00115 Honorable H. Paul Canales, Judge Presiding

ORDER

Appellant appeals the trial court’s termination of her parental rights. Appellant’s court- appointed attorney has filed a brief and motion to withdraw pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), in which he asserts there are no meritorious issues to raise on appeal. Counsel certifies he served copies of the brief and motion on appellant, informed appellant of her right to review the record and file her own brief, and provided appellant with a form for requesting the record and explained to appellant the procedure for obtaining the record. See Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 319 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); In re P.M., 520 S.W.3d 24, 27 n.10 (Tex. 2016) (per curiam) (applying Anders procedures in appeal from order terminating parental rights). As of the date of this order, appellant has not filed the record-request motion provided to her by her counsel.

If appellant desires to file a pro se brief, we ORDER that she do so by November 19, 2020. If appellant files a timely pro se brief, the State may file a responsive brief no later than twenty days after appellant’s pro se brief is filed in this court.

We further ORDER the motion to withdraw filed by appellant’s counsel held in abeyance pending further order of the court.

_________________________________ Beth Watkins, Justice

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 30th day of October, 2020. ___________________________________ Michael A. Cruz, Clerk of Court