in the Interest of Z.R., a Child

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 1, 2020
• Docket: 02-20-00273-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-20-00273-CV ___________________________

IN THE INTEREST OF Z.R., A CHILD

On Appeal from the 211th District Court Denton County, Texas Trial Court No. 20-2590-211

Before Gabriel, Kerr, and Birdwell, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Gabriel MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant D.R. (Father) attempts to appeal from the trial court’s July 21, 2020

temporary orders, which were entered in a suit affecting the parent–child relationship

(SAPCR). We notified the parties that we questioned our jurisdiction to hear Father’s

appeal because the temporary orders were neither final nor an otherwise appealable,

interlocutory order. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3. We asked for a response showing our

jurisdiction and warned we could dismiss the appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 44.3. Father

responded but did not address our jurisdictional question.

We may consider appeals only from final judgments or from interlocutory

orders made immediately appealable by the Legislature. See Bonsmara Nat. Beef Co. v.

Hart of Tex. Cattle Feeders, LLC, 603 S.W.3d 385, 390 (Tex. 2020). Temporary orders

entered in a SAPCR are not appealable, interlocutory orders. See Tex. Fam. Code

Ann. § 105.001(e). Thus, we do not have jurisdiction over Father’s attempted appeal,

and we dismiss it. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3, 43.2(f).

/s/ Lee Gabriel

Lee Gabriel Justice

Delivered: October 1, 2020