Opinion
09-22-00103-CV
07-14-2022
IN THE INTEREST OF E.J.
Submitted on June 27, 2022
On Appeal from the 88th District Court Hardin County, Texas Trial Cause No. 61,653
Before Golemon, C.J., Horton and Johnson, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
W. SCOTT GOLEMON CHIEF JUSTICE
V.M. appeals from an order terminating her parental rights to her minor child, E.J. The trial court found, by clear and convincing evidence, that statutory grounds exist for termination of V.M.'s parental rights and that termination of her parental rights would be in E.J.'s best interest. See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 161.001(b)(1) (D), (E), (O), (2).
V.M.'s appointed appellate counsel submitted a brief in which counsel contends that there are no arguable grounds to be advanced on appeal. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967); In the Interest of L.D.T., 161 S.W.3d 728, 731 (Tex. App.-Beaumont 2005, no pet.). The brief provides counsel's professional evaluation of the record. Counsel served V.M. with a copy of the Anders brief filed on her behalf. This Court notified V.M. of her right to file a pro se response, as well as the deadline for doing so. This Court did not receive a pro se response. We have independently reviewed the appellate record and counsel's brief, and we agree that any appeal would be frivolous. We find no arguable error requiring us to order appointment of new counsel to re-brief this appeal. Cf. Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). Accordingly, we affirm the trial court's order terminating V.M.'s parental rights.
AFFIRMED.