Opinion
03-24-00661-CV
11-18-2024
B. C. and J. G. F., Appellants v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Appellee
FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1 OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY NO. 23-0120-CPSC1, THE HONORABLE BRANDY HALLFORD, JUDGE PRESIDING.
Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Triana and Kelly
ORDER
PER CURIAM
Appellants B.C. and J.G.F. filed their notices of appeal on October 11, 2024, and October 30, 2024, respectively. The appellate record was complete on October 22, 2024, making appellants' briefs due on November 12, 2024. On November 12, 2024, counsel for B.C. filed a motion for extension of time to file B.C.'s appellant's brief. J.G.F. has not yet tendered a brief or motion for extension.
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 Kenneth A. Richey Jr. and Cherie A. Ballard to file appellants' briefs no later than November 26, 2024. If the briefs are not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why they should not be held in contempt of court.
It is ordered.