Opinion
No. 04-20-00410-CV
11-09-2020
IN THE INTEREST OF N.N.R., A CHILD
From the 73rd Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2019-PA-01112
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 by September 22, 2019, and appellant has received a total extension of forty-one days to file the brief by November 2, 2020. At this time, appellant has not filed a brief.
Accordingly, we ORDER appellant to file the brief by November 19, 2020. If appellant does not file the 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 9th day of November, 2020.
/s/_________
Michael A. Cruz,
Clerk of Court