Opinion
04-21-00159-CV
06-09-2021
IN THE INTEREST OF D.D.V., A CHILD
From the 131st Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2020PA00206 Honorable Linda A. Rodriguez, Judge Presiding
ORDER
Beth Watkins, Justice
This is an accelerated appeal of an order terminating the appellant's parental rights which must be disposed of by this court within 180 days of the date the notice of appeal is filed. Tex. R. Jud. Admin. 6.2. On April 19, 2021, appellant filed a notice of appeal stating her intent to appeal a final decree of termination "rendered on April 5, 2021." The clerk's record was filed on May 10, 2021. Although the clerk's record contained the judge's notes, the clerk's record did not contain an order terminating appellant's parental rights. See In re L.H., No. 04-13-00174-CV, 2013 WL 3804585, at *1 (Tex. App-San Antonio July 17, 2013, no pet.) (mem. op.) (noting judge's notes do not constitute a final order). In response to this court's inquiry, the trial court clerk confirmed the trial court had not signed a final order. Because "an appeal may be prosecuted only from a final judgment," Ne. Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Aldridge, 400 S.W.2d 893, 895 (Tex. 1966), we ordered appellant to show cause why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
On June 8, 2021, the district clerk filed a supplemental clerk's record containing a signed, written order terminating appellant's parental rights. We therefore retain this appeal on the docket and reinstate the appellate deadlines. The reporter's record is now due. We ORDER the court reporter to file the reporter's record by June 21, 2021.