Opinion
04-22-00330-CV
08-10-2022
IN THE INTEREST OF L.G.D. AND R.O.B, Children,
From the 288th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2021-PA-00769 Honorable Charles E. Montemayor, Judge Presiding
ORDER
PER CURIAM
On May 13, 2022, the trial court signed a final judgment terminating the parental rights of appellants J.B. and N.D. Because this is an accelerated appeal, the notice of appeal was due to be filed on June 2, 2022. See Tex. R. App. P. 4.1(a), 26.1(b), 28.4; Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 263.405(a). A motion for extension of time to file the notice of appeal was due to be filed on June 17, 2022. See Tex. R. App. P. 26.3. J.B. timely filed a notice of appeal, but to date, N.D. has not filed a notice of appeal. N.D., however, filed a motion for extension of time to file her brief on July 6, 2022, and she filed a brief on August 4, 2022. In her statement of the case in her brief, N.D. states that she filed a notice of appeal, but the record cite given is to J.B.'s notice of appeal.
The timely filing of a notice of appeal is jurisdictional, and absent a timely filed notice of appeal or a timely filed request for an extension of time, we generally must dismiss the appeal. See id. R. P. 25.1(b); In re K.M.Z., 178 S.W.3d 432, 433 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 2005, no pet). It is therefore ORDERED that N.D. file, within seven days from the date of this order, a response explaining how this court has jurisdiction over her appeal. If N.D. fails to respond within the time provided, this appeal will be dismissed. See Tex. R. App. P. 42.3(c).
It is so ORDERED.