Opinion
No. 04-13-00373-CV
2013-10-09
In the INTEREST OF S.L. and C.L., Children
MEMORANDUM OPINION
From the 224th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2012-PA-01416
Honorable Charles E. Montemayor, Associate Judge Presiding
Opinion by: Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice Sitting: Catherine Stone, Chief Justice
Karen Angelini, Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
MOTION TO WITHDRAW GRANTED; AFFIRMED
K.C. appeals the trial court's order terminating her parent-child relationship with S.L. and C.L. Appellant's court-appointed appellate attorney filed a motion to withdraw and a brief containing a professional evaluation of the record, demonstrating there are no arguable grounds to be advanced, and concluding the appeal is frivolous. The brief meets the requirements of Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). See In re R.R., No. 04-03-00096-CV, 2003 WL 21157944, *4 (Tex. App.—San Antonio May 21, 2003, order) (applying Anders procedure to appeals from orders terminating parental rights), disp. on merits, 2003 WL 22080522 (Tex. App.—San Antonio Sept. 10, 2003, no pet.) (mem. op.). Appellant was provided a copy of the brief and the motion to withdraw and was informed of her right to review the record and file her own brief. See Nichols v. State, 954 S.W.2d 83, 85-86 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1997, no pet.) (per curiam); In re R.R., 2003 WL 21157944, at *4. Appellant did not file a pro se brief.
To protect the identity of the minor children, we refer to appellant and the children by their initials. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 109.002(d) (West 2011); Tex. R. App. P. 9.8.
We have reviewed the record and the attorney's Anders brief, and we agree with counsel that the appeal is without merit. Accordingly, we grant the motion to withdraw and affirm the trial court's order.
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice