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

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: June 13, 2018
• Docket: 04-18-00270-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas MEMORANDUM OPINION No. 04-18-00270-CV

IN THE INTEREST OF D.M.M., JR., a Child

From the 150th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2016PA02280 Honorable John D. Gabriel, Jr., Judge Presiding

PER CURIAM

Sitting: Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice Karen Angelini, Justice Marialyn Barnard, Justice

Delivered and Filed: June 13, 2018

DISMISSED FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION

Appellant seeks to appeal an order signed on April 11, 2018, terminating her parental rights

to her son, D.M.M., Jr. The order is entitled “Interlocutory Order of Termination” and states that

the parental rights of the father have not been adjudicated. Because the order did not dispose of all

parties and no severance order appears in the record, we ordered appellant to show cause in writing

by May 21, 2018 why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. See Lehmann v.

Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 200 (Tex. 2001); In re L.M.H., No. 04-12-00168-CV, 2012 WL

2022869, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio June 6, 2012, no pet.). Appellant filed a response

conceding this court lacks jurisdiction over this appeal. Having confirmed the order of termination 04-18-00270-CV

is interlocutory and the record does not contain a severance order, we must dismiss this appeal.1

See id. Accordingly, this appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).

1 This dismissal does not prevent appellant from later pursuing a timely appeal from a final judgment in this case.

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