in the Interest of R.J.V.R., a Child
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Opinion
NUMBER 13-20-00370-CV
COURT OF APPEALS
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG ____________________________________________________________
IN THE INTEREST OF R.J.V.R., A CHILD ____________________________________________________________
On appeal from the 377th District Court of Victoria County, Texas. ____________________________________________________________
ORDER OF ABATEMENT Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Longoria and Perkes Order Per Curiam
Appellant filed a notice of appeal on August 25, 2020, attempting to appeal an
order of termination of appellant’s parental rights. On August 25, 2020 and September
29, 2020, the clerk of this court informed appellant the notice of appeal was not timely
filed. This defect has not been cured.
Accordingly, we ABATE the appeal and REMAND the cause to the trial court for
further proceedings consistent with this order. Upon remand, the trial court shall
determine whether appellant has abandoned this appeal; if not, the trial court shall determine whether appellant is entitled to new court-appointed counsel. If the trial court
determines that new counsel should be appointed, the name, address, email address,
telephone number, and state bar number of newly appointed counsel shall be included in
the order appointing counsel. If the trial court determines appellant has abandoned this
appeal and/or is not entitled to new court-appointed counsel, it shall issue such findings.
The trial court shall further cause its findings and/or order to be included in a
supplemental clerk’s record to be filed with the Clerk of this Court on or before the
expiration of fifteen days from the date of this order. 1
It is so ordered.
PER CURIAM
Delivered and filed the 15th day of October, 2020.
1 Appeals in parental termination and child protection cases are governed by the rules of appellate
procedure for accelerated appeals and include additional expedited deadlines and procedures. See TEX. R. APP. P. 28.4. In accordance with the limited time for consideration of these appeals, this Court has expedited the time allowed to determine whether appellant has abandoned this appeal. See id. 2
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