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In re Interest of N.A.T.

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas
Dec 11, 2019
No. 04-19-00434-CV (Tex. App. Dec. 11, 2019)

Opinion

No. 04-19-00434-CV

12-11-2019

IN THE INTEREST OF N.A.T., D.T., S.T., and B.L.W., Children


MEMORANDUM OPINION

From the 218th Judicial District Court, Atascosa County, Texas
Trial Court No. 18-08-0730-CVA
Honorable Bob Brendel, Judge Presiding Opinion by: Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice Sitting: Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice Liza A. Rodriguez, Justice MOTION TO WITHDRAW DENIED; AFFIRMED

Appellant mother ("Mother") appeals the trial court's order terminating her parental rights to her children, N.A.T., D.T., S.T., and B.L.W. Mother's court-appointed appellate counsel filed a motion to withdraw and a brief containing a professional evaluation of the record, concluding there are no arguable grounds for reversal of the termination order. The brief satisfies the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). See In re P.M., 520 S.W.3d 24, 27 n.10 (Tex. 2016) (per curiam) (recognizing that Anders procedures apply in parental termination cases). Additionally, counsel represents that she provided Mother with a copy of the brief and the motion to withdraw, advised Mother of her right to review the record and file her own brief, and informed Mother how to obtain a copy of the record, providing her with a form motion for access to the appellate record. We issued an order setting a deadline for Mother to file a pro se brief. However, Mother did not request the appellate record or file a pro se brief.

After reviewing the appellate record and appointed counsel's brief, we conclude no plausible grounds exist for reversal of the termination order. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court's termination order. We deny counsel's motion to withdraw because it does not show good cause for withdrawal. See id. at 27 & n.7 (holding that counsel's obligations in a parental termination case extend through exhaustion or waiver of all appeals and that withdrawal should be permitted by a court of appeals "only for good cause" (citing TEX. R. CIV. P. 10)).

Rebeca C. Martinez, Justice


Summaries of

In re Interest of N.A.T.

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas
Dec 11, 2019
No. 04-19-00434-CV (Tex. App. Dec. 11, 2019)
Case details for

In re Interest of N.A.T.

Case Details

Full title:IN THE INTEREST OF N.A.T., D.T., S.T., and B.L.W., Children

Court:Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas

Date published: Dec 11, 2019

Citations

No. 04-19-00434-CV (Tex. App. Dec. 11, 2019)