in the Interest of A.S., A.S., and G.S., Children
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Opinion
In The Court of Appeals Seventh District of Texas at Amarillo
No. 07-19-00093-CV
IN THE INTEREST OF A.S., A.S., AND G.S., CHILDREN
On Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 1 Randall County, Texas Trial Court No. 75,425-L1, Honorable Jack M. Graham, Presiding
March 27, 2019
MEMORANDUM OPINION Before QUINN, C.J., and PIRTLE and PARKER, JJ.
Appellant, S.S., mother of A.S., A.S., and G.S., attempts to appeal from an order
requiring her to participate in services provided by the Department of Family and
Protective Services. The order was entered pursuant to the authority of § 264.203 of the
Texas Family Code. TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 264.203 (a)(1)-(2) (West 2014) (stating that
the court on request of the department may order the parent, conservator, guardian, or
other member of the subject child’s household to participate in the services the
department provides or purchases for alleviating the effects of the abuse or neglect that
has occurred or reducing the reasonable likelihood that the child may be abused or neglected in the immediate or foreseeable future). In that order, the trial court also
scheduled further hearings on the matter. We dismiss for want of jurisdiction.
Generally, appellate courts only have jurisdiction over final judgments. See
Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001). A judgment is final for
purposes of appeal if it disposes of all pending parties and claims. Id. We have
jurisdiction to consider immediate appeals of interlocutory orders only if a statute explicitly
provides appellate jurisdiction. Stary v. DeBord, 967 S.W.2d 352, 352–53 (Tex. 1998).
An order directing a parent to participate in child and family services pursuant to section
264.203 of the Family Code is not a final order or an order that is subject to interlocutory
appeal. In re N.N., No. 08-18-00049-CV, 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 2643, at *1 (Tex. App.—
El Paso Apr. 16, 2018, no pet.) (mem. op.) (dismissing for want of jurisdiction an
interlocutory appeal from an order requiring participation in services).
Questioning whether we had jurisdiction over the appeal, we notified S.S. of our
concern and directed her to explain in writing why jurisdiction exists. She replied but
failed to illustrate that the order in question was either final or one regarding which statute
permits an interlocutory appeal.
Accordingly, we dismiss this appeal for want of jurisdiction.
Per Curiam
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