Opinion
No. 04-21-00007-CV
04-13-2021
IN THE INTEREST OF H.S., A CHILD
From the 224th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2019PA01861
Honorable Charles E. Montemayor, Judge Presiding
ORDER
This is an accelerated appeal of an order terminating 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. Appellant's brief was originally due on March 25, 2021. Appellant's first motion for extension of time was granted, extending the deadline for filing the brief to April 9, 2021. On April 12, 2021, appellant filed a second motion requesting an additional ten-day extension of time.
After consideration, we GRANT the motion and ORDER appellant to file his brief by April 19, 2021. If appellant does not file his brief by the date ordered, we will abate this appeal to the trial court for an abandonment hearing. See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 107.013(a)(1) (giving indigent persons right to counsel in termination cases); In re M.S., 115 S.W.3d 534, 544 (Tex. 2003) (holding that right to counsel in termination cases includes right to effective counsel).
/s/_________
Beth Watkins, Justice
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said court on this 13th day of April, 2021.
/s/_________
MICHAEL A. CRUZ, Clerk of Court