Opinion
NO. 03-19-00810-CV
12-09-2019
K. M., Appellant v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE 146TH DISTRICT COURT OF BELL COUNTY
NO. 298,186-B, THE HONORABLE JACK WELDON JONES, JUDGE PRESIDING ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellant K.M. filed her notice of appeal on November 6, 2019. The appellate record was complete November 18, 2019, making appellant's brief due December 9, 2019. On December 6, 2019, counsel for appellant filed a motion for extension of time to file appellant's brief.
The rules of judicial administration accelerate the final disposition of appeals from suits for termination of parental rights. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (providing 180 days for court's final disposition). The accelerated schedule constrains this Court's leeway in granting extensions. In this instance, we will grant the motion and order counsel to file appellant's brief no later than December 30, 2019. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered on December 9, 2019. Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Triana and Smith