in the Interest of L.P. and E.J.-P., Children
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Opinion
NUMBER 13-22-00363-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG
IN THE INTEREST OF L.P. AND E.J.-P., CHILDREN.
On appeal from the County Court at Law No. 5 of Nueces County, Texas.
ORDER
Before Justices Longoria, Hinojosa, and Silva Order Per Curiam
This appeal arises from the trial court’s termination of mother I.P.’s parental rights
over L.P. and E.J.-P., minor children. 1 On September 15, 2022, I.P. filed her amended
Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant’s Brief in this cause. Citing the need for
1We refer to the appellant and children by their initials in accordance with the rules of appellate procedure. See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.8(b)(2). additional time to adequately prepare her brief, I.P. requested a thirty-day extension to
file her brief on October 17, 2022, instead of on September 15, 2022, her original
deadline.
We are bound by the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure in parental termination
cases. 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 are brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is
filed. TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2(a). Because these appeals involve fundamental rights that
necessitate expedited consideration, this Court requires strict adherence to the deadlines
provided by the appellate rules and looks with disfavor upon the delays caused by
requests for extensions of time.
In light of the foregoing, we hereby grant in part and deny in part Appellant I.P.’s
amended motion for extension of time to file appellant’s brief. We grant I.P. only twenty
days to file her brief and order her to file her brief on or before October 5, 2022. No further
motions for extension of time will be considered absent exigent circumstances.
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed on the 16th day of September, 2022.
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