Opinion
No. 04-18-00915-CV
01-18-2019
IN THE INTEREST OF I.A.A., A CHILD
From the 285th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2018PA00196
Honorable Charles E. Montemayor, Judge Presiding
ORDER
In this accelerated appeal of the trial court's order terminating Appellant's parental rights, Appellant's court-appointed attorney filed an Anders brief. In the brief, counsel states that after a professional evaluation of the record, counsel finds no reversible error, concludes the appeal is without merit and frivolous, and counsel attached a motion to withdraw. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967); In re R.R., No. 04-03-00096-CV, 2003 WL 21157944, at *4 (Tex. App.—San Antonio May 21, 2003, no pet.) (applying Anders procedure in a parental rights termination appeal).
Counsel informed Appellant of her right to file a pro se brief and her right to a free copy of the appellate record. Counsel provided Appellant with a form request for a free copy of the appellate record, and the form lacks only Appellant's contact information, date, and signature.
The State filed a letter waiving its right to file an appellee's brief unless Appellant files a pro se brief.
If Appellant desires to file a pro se brief, we ORDER Appellant to do so within TWENTY DAYS of the date of this order. See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.6(a).
If Appellant files a pro se brief, the State may file a responsive brief not later than TWENTY DAYS after Appellant's pro se brief is filed in this court. See id. R. 38.6(b).
The motion to withdraw is HELD IN ABEYANCE pending further order of this court.
/s/_________
Patricia O. Alvarez, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 18th day of January, 2019.
/s/_________
KEITH E. HOTTLE,
Clerk of Court