Opinion
04-23-00564-CV
07-26-2023
IN THE INTEREST OF M.A.W., A.V.W., AND L.R.W., Children
From the 285th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2022-PA-00951 Honorable Raul Perales, Judge Presiding
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant appeals the trial court's termination of his parental rights. Appellant's court-appointed attorney has filed a brief and motion to withdraw pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 US. 738 (1967), in which he asserts there are no meritorious issues to raise on appeal. Counsel certifies he served copies of the brief and motion on appellant, informed appellant of his right to review the record and file his own brief, and provided appellant with a form for requesting the record and explained to appellant the procedure for obtaining the record. See Kelly v. State, 436 S.W.3d 313, 319 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014); In re P.M., 520 S.W.3d 24, 27 n.10 (Tex. 2016) (per curiam) (applying Anders procedures in appeal from order terminating parental rights). As of the date of this order, appellant has not filed the record-request motion provided to him by his counsel.
If appellant desires to file a pro se brief, we ORDER that he do so by August 15, 2023. At this time the State has filed a notice waiving its right to file a brief in this case unless appellant files a pro se brief. If appellant files a timely pro se brief, the State may file a responsive brief no later than twenty days after appellant's pro se brief is filed in this court.
We further ORDER the motion to withdraw filed by appellant's counsel held in abeyance pending further order of the court.
It is so ORDERED.