Opinion
NO. 09-19-00231-CV
11-07-2019
IN THE INTEREST OF S.S.
On Appeal from the 1st District Court Jasper County, Texas
Trial Cause No. 37302
MEMORANDUM OPINION
K.S. appeals from an order terminating her parental rights to her minor child, S.S. The trial court found, by clear and convincing evidence, that statutory grounds exist for termination of K.S.'s parental rights and that termination of K.S.'s parental rights would be in the best interest of the child. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 161.001(b)(1)(D), (E), (N), (O), (2).
K.S.'s court-appointed appellate counsel submitted a brief in which counsel contends there are no arguable grounds to be advanced on appeal. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); In the Interest of L.D.T., 161 S.W.3d 728, 731 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2005, no pet.). The brief provides counsel's professional evaluation of the record. Counsel served K.S. with a copy of the Anders brief filed on her behalf. This Court notified K.S. of her right to file a pro se response, as well as the deadline for doing so. This Court did not receive a pro se response.
We have independently reviewed the appellate record and counsel's brief, and we agree that any appeal would be frivolous. We find no arguable error requiring us to order appointment of new counsel to re-brief this appeal. Cf. Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). We affirm the trial court's order terminating K.S.'s parental rights.
AFFIRMED.
/s/_________
STEVE McKEITHEN
Chief Justice Submitted on October 22, 2019
Opinion Delivered November 7, 2019 Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Horton, JJ.