Opinion
04-24-00579-CV
12-13-2024
IN THE INTEREST OF E.M.T., J.A.T., E.C.S., E.M.S., E.D.S., AND E.A.C., Children,
From the 131st Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2022PA01657 Honorable Raul Perales, Judge Presiding
ORDER
PER CURIAM
This is an accelerated appeal from a final order terminating appellants' parental rights which must be disposed of by this court within 180 days of the date the notices of appeal were filed. See TEX. R. JUD. ADMIN. 6.2.
Four different parents appeal the trial court's termination order. Three of the parents have filed their respective appellant's briefs. Appellant D.S. has filed a fourth motion requesting a five-day extension of time to file his brief. The motion is GRANTED. Appellant D.S.'s brief is due on or before December 16, 2024.
To protect the identity of minor children in an appeal from an order terminating parental rights, we refer to the parents using their initials. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 109.002(d); TEX. R. APP. P. 9.8(b)(2).
Given the time constraints governing disposition of this appeal, no further requests for extensions of time will be granted to appellant D.S. absent extenuating circumstances.
As explained in our December 9, 2024 order, the deadline for appellee, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services ("the Department"), to file its responsive briefs to the three appellants' briefs have been suspended, and we granted the Department's motion to file one responsive brief(s) after appellant D.S. files his brief. Thus, we ORDER the Department's brief(s) is/are due no later than twenty days after appellant D.S. files his appellant's brief.
It is so ORDERED.