Opinion
NO. 14-18-00209-CV
05-03-2018
IN THE INTEREST OF F.H., A MINOR CHILD
On Appeal from the 328th District Court Fort Bend County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 16-DCV-235493
AMENDED ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment in a suit in which the termination of the parent-child relationship is at issue. Appellant's brief was due April 30, 2018, but it has not been filed.
Appeals in parental termination cases and child protection cases are to be brought to final disposition within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed. See Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2(a) (effective May 1, 2012). This accelerated schedule requires greater compliance with briefing deadlines.
Therefore we order appellant's appointed counsel, M. Elizabeth Duff, to file appellant's brief no later than May 10, 2018. If the brief is not filed by that date, counsel may be required to show cause why she should not be held in contempt of court. In addition, the court may require appointment of new counsel due to the failure to timely file appellant's brief.
PER CURIAM