Opinion
No. 02-03-129-CV.
Delivered: February 26, 2004.
Appeal from the 367th District Court of Denton County.
Joseph F. Zellmer, Denton, TX, for Appellant(s).
Kathleen Walsh, Asst. Dist. Atty., Denton, TX, for Appellee(s).
Panel A: CAYCE, C.J.; GARDNER and McCOY, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
See Tex.R.App.P. 47.4.
Appellant Susan H. appeals the trial court's judgment terminating her parental rights to her children, A.K.W. and D.D.H. We affirm. Appellant's court-appointed counsel filed a motion to withdraw and an Anders brief in support stating that after a thorough review of the record, he believes any appeal in this cause would be frivolous. The brief filed meets the requirements of Anders by presenting a professional evaluation of the record and demonstrating why there are no arguable grounds of error to be advanced. See In re K.M., No. 02-01-00349-CV, 2003 WL 2006583, at *2 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth May 1, 2003, no pet.) (mem. op) (citing Anders, 386 U.S. at 747, 87 S.Ct. at 1401). Appellant's counsel delivered a copy of the motion and supporting brief to appellant advising her of her right to contest the motion, review the record, and file a pro se brief with this court. The time for filing such a brief has expired, and we have not received a pro se brief. As the reviewing court, we are required to undertake an independent evaluation of the record for reversible error, and after having done so, we have found none. We affirm the trial court's judgment and grant counsel's motion to withdraw.
Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396 (1967).
See In re K.M., No. 02-01-00349-CV, 2003 WL 2006583, at *2 (citing Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex.Crim.App. 1991)).
See In re K.S.M., 61 S.W.3d 632, 634 (Tex. App.-Tyler 2001, no pet.)