Opinion
No. 04-17-00452-CV
08-25-2017
IN THE INTEREST OF A. L. T., A CHILD
From the 408th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2016-PA-01692
Honorable Richard Garcia, Judge Presiding
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal from a trial court's order terminating appellant's parental rights. The clerk's record was filed on July 21, 2017 and shows appellant filed a notice of appeal on July 17, 2017, in which he contends he is appealing a "final decree of termination, ordered on JULY 10, 2017." However, the clerk's record did not include a final order of termination signed by the trial court. Because it appeared there was no final judgment from which appellant could appeal at that time, we ordered appellant to file a written response on or before August 18, 2017, showing cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. We also advised appellant to ask the district court clerk to prepare a supplemental clerk's record if one was required to establish this court's jurisdiction.
On August 21, 2017, the district court clerk filed a supplemental clerk's record establishing this court's jurisdiction. The supplemental clerk's record contained a copy of an order of termination signed on August 9, 2017. Because the final order of termination was signed on August 9, 2017, the notice of appeal is therefore deemed filed on August 9, 2017. See TEX. R. APP. P. 27.1(a). The filing of the supplemental clerk's record also completed the filing of the appellate record. We therefore ORDER appellant to file his brief in this court on or before September 11, 2017.
We order the clerk of this court to serve a copy of this order on the trial court, appellant, appellee, and the district clerk.
/s/_________
Marialyn Barnard, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 25th day of August, 2017.
/s/_________
Luz Estrada
Chief Deputy Clerk