in the Interest of Y.T.L. and Y.J.L., Minors

Opinion

DISMISS and Opinion Filed December 31, 2018

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-18-01331-CV

IN THE INTEREST OF Y.T.L. AND Y.J.L., CHILDREN

On Appeal from the 256th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DF-13-19785

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Wright, Justice Evans, and Justice Brown Opinion by Chief Justice Wright This appeal, filed November 2, 2018, challenges the trial court’s October 27, 2015 order

terminating parental rights and granting adoption. Because an appeal from a termination order

must generally be filed within twenty days from the date of judgment, we directed appellants to

file a letter brief addressing our jurisdiction over the appeal and gave appellees an opportunity to

respond. See TEX. R. APP. P. 26.1(b), 28.4(a); 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). Although appellants complied, nothing in their letter brief demonstrates

we have jurisdiction over the appeal. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. See TEX. R. APP. P.

42.3(a).

/Carolyn Wright/ CAROLYN WRIGHT CHIEF JUSTICE 181331F.P05 S Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas JUDGMENT

IN THE INTEREST OF Y.T.L. AND On Appeal from the 256th Judicial District Y.J.L., CHILDREN Court, Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DF-13-19785. No. 05-18-01331-CV Opinion delivered by Chief Justice Wright, Justices Evans and Brown participating.

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

Judgment entered this 31st day of December, 2018.

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