in the Interest of H.J.G. and I.S.G., Children

Opinion

DISMISS; and Opinion Filed August 27, 2019.

In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-19-00819-CV

IN THE INTEREST OF H.J.G. AND I.S.G., CHILDREN

On Appeal from the 304th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. JC -19-00297-W

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices Bridges, Brown, and Nowell Opinion by Justice Brown

By notice of appeal filed July 9, 2019, Mother challenges the trial court’s May 2, 2019 order

terminating her parental rights to her children. Because appeals in parental termination cases are

accelerated and must be filed within twenty days of judgment or, with an extension motion, within thirty-

five days of judgment, we directed Mother to file a letter brief addressing the Court’s jurisdiction and

allowed appellees an opportunity to respond. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(b), 26.3, 28.4(a); see also Brashear

v. Victoria Gardens of McKinney, L.L.C., 302 S.W.3d 542, 545 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2009, no pet.) (op. on

reh’g) (timely filing of notice of appeal is jurisdictional). Both Mother and the State filed letter

briefs. However, nothing in Mother’s letter brief demonstrates we have jurisdiction over the

appeal. Accordingly, because Mother’s notice of appeal was filed untimely, we dismiss the appeal. See

TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a).

190819F.P05 /Ada Brown/ ADA BROWN JUSTICE Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT

IN THE INTEREST OF H.J.G. AND I.S.G., On Appeal from the 304th Judicial District CHILDREN Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. JC -19-00297-W. No. 05-19-00819-CV Opinion delivered by Justice Brown, Justices Bridges and Nowell participating.

In accordance with this Court’s opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal.

Judgment entered this 27th day of August, 2019.

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