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In re A.S.C.

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas
Dec 10, 2014
No. 04-14-00743-CV (Tex. App. Dec. 10, 2014)

Opinion

No. 04-14-00743-CV

12-10-2014

IN THE INTEREST OF A.S.C., et al


From the 224th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2013-PA-02281
Honorable Richard Garcia, Judge Presiding

ORDER

This is an appeal from an order terminating appellant's parental rights to her children. Appellant's court-appointed attorney has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), in which he asserts there are no meritorious issues to raise on appeal. In In re R.R., No. 04-03-00096-CV, 2003 WL 21157944, at *4 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2003, no pet.), we held that in parental-termination appeals, a procedure akin to Anders is necessary to best protect the statutory right to counsel on appeal, to provide a procedural mechanism for counsel to fulfill his ethical obligations, to assist the court in deciding appeals, and to provide consistent procedures for all indigent litigants. In compliance with the procedure set out in Anders, appellant's attorney has informed appellant of her right to file her own brief. See Nichols v. State, 954 S.W.2d 83, 85 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1997, no pet.); Bruns v. State, 924 S.W.2d 176, 177 n.1 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 1996, no pet.).

If appellant desires to file a pro se brief, she must do so within twenty (20) days from the date of this order. If appellant files a pro se brief, appellee may file a responsive brief no later than twenty days after the date appellant's pro se brief is filed in this court. We ORDER the motion to withdraw, filed by appellant's counsel, to be HELD IN ABEYANCE pending further order of the court.

/s/_________

Karen Angelini, Justice

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 10th day of December, 2014.

/s/_________

Keith E. Hottle

Clerk of Court


Summaries of

In re A.S.C.

Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas
Dec 10, 2014
No. 04-14-00743-CV (Tex. App. Dec. 10, 2014)
Case details for

In re A.S.C.

Case Details

Full title:IN THE INTEREST OF A.S.C., et al

Court:Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas

Date published: Dec 10, 2014

Citations

No. 04-14-00743-CV (Tex. App. Dec. 10, 2014)