Opinion
No. 04-20-00115-CV
08-12-2020
In the INTEREST OF J.S.G. and R.X.R., Children
Amanda Wilhelm, Wilhelm & Peplinski, PLLC, 21750 Hardy Oak Blvd, #102-253, San Antonio, TX 78258, Nicole Ponce, 12011 Casa Linda, San Antonio, TX 78233, for Appellant. Nathan E. Morey, Paul Elizondo Tower, 101 W. Nueva, Suite 525, San Antonio, TX 78205, Shawn Darrick Sheffield, P.O. Box 769801, San Antonio, TX 78245, for Appellee.
Amanda Wilhelm, Wilhelm & Peplinski, PLLC, 21750 Hardy Oak Blvd, #102-253, San Antonio, TX 78258, Nicole Ponce, 12011 Casa Linda, San Antonio, TX 78233, for Appellant.
Nathan E. Morey, Paul Elizondo Tower, 101 W. Nueva, Suite 525, San Antonio, TX 78205, Shawn Darrick Sheffield, P.O. Box 769801, San Antonio, TX 78245, for Appellee.
Sitting: Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice, Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice, Liza A. Rodriguez, Justice
Opinion by: Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
This is an appeal from an order terminating appellant's parental rights. Appellant's court-appointed appellate counsel has filed a brief under Anders v. California , 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Although counsel has not filed a motion to withdraw, this court no longer requires counsel to file a motion to withdraw with an Anders brief as a matter of course in parental termination appeals. See In re P.M. , 520 S.W.3d 24 (Tex. 2016). Having independently reviewed the record, we agree with counsel's determination that the appeal is wholly frivolous. We therefore affirm the trial court's order of termination.