Opinion
No. 05-18-00587-CV
09-26-2018
IN THE INTEREST OF C.V. AND G.V., CHILDREN
On Appeal from the 302nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-17-14703
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Justices Stoddart, Whitehill, and Boatright
Opinion by Justice Stoddart
This appeal is from "the judgment signed by the [trial court] May 21, 2018." The clerk's record reflects the underlying suit is a suit to modify child support and for enforcement. The clerk's record further reflects the trial court signed an order appointing counsel for appellee on May 21, and a copy of that order is attached to the notice of appeal filed in this Court. The clerk's record does not reflect any other order was signed that date or that a final judgment has been entered.
An appellate court has jurisdiction only over interlocutory orders made appealable by statute and final judgments that dispose of all parties and claims. See Jack B. Anglin Co., Inc. v. Tipps, 842 S.W.2d 266, 272 (Tex. 1992). Because no statute appears to authorize an appeal from an order appointing counsel and the clerk's record does not reflect a final judgment has been entered, we questioned our jurisdiction over the appeal. See generally TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.014 (West Supp. 2017) (listing appealable interlocutory orders); see also TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 109.002 (West 2014); Jack B. Anglin Co., 842 S.W.2d at 272. We directed appellant to file a letter brief addressing our concern and cautioned that failure to comply could result in dismissal of the appeal without further notice. See TEX. R. APP. P. 42.3(a),(c). More than ten days have passed, and appellant has not complied. Accordingly, on the record before us, we dismiss the appeal. See id. 42.3(a),(c).
/Craig Stoddart/
CRAIG STODDART
JUSTICE 180587F.P05
JUDGMENT
On Appeal from the 302nd Judicial District Court, Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. DF-17-14703.
Opinion delivered by Justice Stoddart, Justices Whitehill and Boatright participating.
In accordance with this Court's opinion of this date, we DISMISS the appeal. Judgment entered this 26 day of September, 2018.