Opinion
No. 04-16-00261-CV
05-03-2016
IN THE INTEREST OF A.A.V., JR., A CHLD
From the 288th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2015-PA-01521
Honorable Charles E. Montemayor, Judge Presiding
ORDER
On April 26, 2016, appellant filed a notice of appeal stating her intent to appeal a final decree of termination signed on April 6, 2016. The clerk's record was filed on April 29, 2016. Although the clerk's record contains the judge's notes, the clerk's record does not contain an order terminating appellant's parental rights. See In re L.H., No. 04-13-00174-CV, 2013 WL 3804585, at *1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio July 17, 2013, no pet.) (noting judge's notes do not constitute a final order) (mem. op.). In response to this court's inquiry, the trial court clerk confirmed the trial court has not signed a final order. "[A]n appeal may be prosecuted only from a final judgment." North East Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Aldridge, 400 S.W.2d 893, 895 (Tex. 1966). Because no final order has been entered in the underlying case, appellant is ORDERED to show cause in writing within ten days from the date of this order why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
/s/_________
Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 3rd day of May, 2016.
/s/_________
Keith E. Hottle
Clerk of Court