Opinion
04-24-00332-CV
05-22-2024
IN THE INTEREST OF A.Y.G., a Child
From the 166th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2023PA00604 Honorable Linda A. Rodriguez, Judge Presiding
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
On May 9, 2024, appellant filed a notice of appeal stating her intent to appeal a final decree of termination signed on April 22, 2024. The clerk's record was filed on May 20, 2024. Although the clerk's record contains the judge's notes, the clerk's record did 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.) (mem. op.) (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." N.E. 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 no later than June 3, 2024 why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. All other appellate deadlines are held in abeyance pending further order of this court.
It is so ORDERED.