in the Interest of C.M.D., Minor Child

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 23, 2020
• Docket: 13-20-00402-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

NUMBER 13-20-00402-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

IN THE INTEREST OF C.M.D., MINOR CHILD

On appeal from the 377th District Court of Victoria County, Texas.

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 second amended

notice of appeal of S.G. was filed on September 29, 2020, and appellant’s brief was due

October 19, 2020. Appellant S.G. has filed an amended motion for extension of time,

providing the reason for her request therein. Appellant seeks thirty days of additional time

to file the brief.

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 GRANT IN PART appellant S.G..’s amended motion for extension of time and

ORDER appellant’s brief to be filed on or before November 9, 2020. No further extensions

of time will be granted absent truly exigent and extraordinary circumstances.

PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed the 23rd day of October, 2020.