in the Interest of L.R.

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: December 30, 2021
• Docket: 09-21-00369-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-21-00369-CV __________________

IN THE INTEREST OF L.R.

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On Appeal from the 279th District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. F-235,984 __________________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On September 7, 2021, the trial court signed orders granting a nonsuit to

Intervenors C.J.M. and I.A.C. (“appellants”) and terminating the parental rights of

K.O. and J.R. to their child, L.R. On November 17, 2021, the trial court denied

appellants’ motion for new trial, and they filed a notice of appeal on that same date.

We questioned our jurisdiction and appellants filed a response.

An appeal is accelerated in a case where the trial court ordered termination of

parental rights. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 109.002, 263.405(a); see also Tex. R.

App. P. 28.4. Accordingly, a notice of appeal is due twenty days after the trial court

1 signs the final judgment. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(b), 28.1(b). An extension of time

to file a notice of appeal may be granted if the notice of appeal is filed within fifteen

days of the due date; however, the filing of a post-judgment motion does not extend

the time for filing a notice of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.3, 28.1(b). Appellants

have not shown that they filed a notice of appeal within the time authorized for

perfecting an accelerated appeal or for requesting an extension of time to file a notice

of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(b), 26.3. Therefore, we dismiss the appeal for

lack of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f).

APPEAL DISMISSED.

PER CURIAM

Submitted on December 29, 2021 Opinion Delivered December 30, 2021

Before Golemon, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.