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In re I.L.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eighth District, El Paso
May 15, 2008
No. 08-08-00049-CV (Tex. App. May. 15, 2008)

Opinion

No. 08-08-00049-CV

May 15, 2008.

Appeal from the 65th Judicial District Court of El Paso County, Texas (TC# 2003CM5921).

Before CHEW, C.J., McCLURE, and CARR, JJ.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Rigoberto Lerma attempts to appeal from the trial court's ruling, granting a petition to terminate his parental rights. Finding that the trial court has not entered a final order in the case, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

The trial court orally granted a petition terminating Mr. Lerma's parental rights regarding I.L. at the close of a termination hearing on January 17, 2008. Mr. Lerma filed a notice of appeal on January 24, 2008. There is no record that a final appealable order has been entered by the trial court.

Appellate courts generally have jurisdiction over final judgments, and such interlocutory orders as the Legislature deems appealable. Tex.Civ.Prac.Rem. Code Ann. § 51.012 (Vernon 1997) and § 51.014 (Vernon Supp. 2007); Ruiz v. Ruiz, 946 S.W.2d 123, 124 (Tex.App.-El Paso 1997, no pet.). Given the absence of a final appealable order in this case, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.


Summaries of

In re I.L.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eighth District, El Paso
May 15, 2008
No. 08-08-00049-CV (Tex. App. May. 15, 2008)
Case details for

In re I.L.

Case Details

Full title:IN THE INTEREST OF I.L., A CHILD

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Eighth District, El Paso

Date published: May 15, 2008

Citations

No. 08-08-00049-CV (Tex. App. May. 15, 2008)