Opinion
04-23-00101-CV
04-13-2023
IN THE INTEREST OF R.L., JR. AND B.J.L., CHILDREN
From the 285th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2019-PA-02352 Honorable Charles E. Montemayor, Judge Presiding
ORDER
PER CURIAM
This is an accelerated appeal of an order terminating appellant's parental rights which must be disposed of by this court within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed. TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2. Appellant's brief was originally due on March 23, 2023. We granted appellant's first motion for extension of time, extending the deadline for filing the brief to April 11, 2023. On April 10, 2023, appellant filed a second motion requesting a twenty-day extension of time.
After consideration, we GRANT IN PART the motion and ORDER appellant to file her brief by April 21, 2023. If appellant does not file her brief by the date ordered, we will abate this appeal to the trial court for an abandonment hearing. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 107.013(a)(1) (giving indigent persons right to counsel in termination cases); In re M.S., 115 S.W.3d 534, 544 (Tex. 2003) (holding that right to counsel in termination cases includes right to effective counsel).
It is so ORDERED.