Opinion
09-23-00223-CV
08-10-2023
IN THE INTEREST OF J.H.
Submitted on August 9, 2023
On Appeal from the 279th District Court Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. F-241,453
Before Golemon, C.J., Horton and Wright, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PER CURIAM
On May 18, 2023, the trial court signed an order terminating the parental rights of L.M. to her child, J.H. On July 3, 2023, L.M. filed a notice of appeal. We questioned our jurisdiction. L.M. filed a response but did not establish that the notice of appeal had been timely filed.
An appeal is accelerated in a case where the trial court ordered termination of parental rights. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 109.002(a-l), 263.405(a); see also Tex. R. App. P. 28.4(a)(1). Accordingly, a notice of appeal is due twenty days after the trial court signs the final order. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(b), 28.1(b). The appellant has not shown that she filed a notice of appeal within the time authorized for perfecting an accelerated appeal or for requesting an extension of time to file a notice of appeal. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.1(b), 26.3. Therefore, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(a), 43.2(f).
APPEAL DISMISSED.