in the Interest of M.R. and X.R., Children

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 11, 2022
• Docket: 13-22-00304-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

NUMBER 13-22-00304-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG

IN THE INTEREST OF M.R. AND X.R., CHILDREN

On appeal from the County Court at Law of Aransas County, Texas.

ORDER

Before Justices Benavides, Hinojosa, and Silva Order Per Curiam

This is an appeal of a final order terminating parental rights. The notice of appeal

was filed on July 5, 2022, and appellant’s brief was due on August 8, 2022. Appellant has

filed a motion for extension of time, providing the reason for her request therein. Appellant

seeks twenty days of additional time to file the brief from the date the trial court files its

findings of fact and conclusions of law.

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 appellant’s motion for extension of time and ORDER appellant’s brief

to be filed twenty days from the date the trial court files its findings of fact and conclusions

of law. No further extensions of time will be granted absent truly exigent and extraordinary

circumstances.

PER CURIAM

Delivered and filed on the 11th day of August, 2022.