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In re J.M.E.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourth District, San Antonio
Sep 8, 2021
No. 04-21-00317-CV (Tex. App. Sep. 8, 2021)

Opinion

04-21-00317-CV

09-08-2021

IN THE INTEREST OF J.M.E., C.J.V., T.A.W., R.A.C., AND S.S.H., CHILDREN,


From the 166th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas Trial Court No. 2021PA00277 Honorable Susan D. Reed, Judge Presiding

ORDER

Irene Rios, Justice

This court has jurisdiction over appeals from final judgments and certain interlocutory orders the Legislature has designated as appealable. In re C.R.D., Nos. 03-19-00561-CV, 03-19-00562-CV, 2019 WL 4281929, at *1 (Tex. App.-Austin Sept. 11, 2019, no pet.) (dismissing appeals for lack of jurisdiction because the trial court's order did not dispose of all parties' parental rights and it continued the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services as temporary managing conservator as to three of the children); In re F.M.-T., No. 02-12-00522-CV, 2013 WL 1337789, at *1 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth Apr. 4, 2013, no pet.) (dismissing appeal for lack of jurisdiction when the trial court's interlocutory termination order did not dispose of one parent's rights as to one child). An order is final for purposes of appeal if it disposes of all pending parties and issues in the case. Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp., 39 S.W.3d 191, 195 (Tex. 2001).

Here, appellant L.M.W. filed a notice of appeal challenging the trial court's August 21, 2021 interlocutory order terminating her parental rights as to her children, J.M.E., C.J.V., T.A.W., R.A.C., and S.S.H. However, the order appealed from does not dispose of all parties in the underlying case. Specifically, the order does not dispose of M.C.E.'s parental rights to J.M.E., C.J.V.'s parental rights to C.J.V., D.D.C.'s parental rights to T.A.W., and A.C.'s parental rights to RA.C. Additionally, the trial court's August 21, 2021 is captioned "Interlocutory Order of Termination as to [L.M.W.] and [W.K.H.]."

We, therefore, ORDER appellant L.M.W. to show cause in writing on or before September 24, 2021, why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. We suspend all appellate deadlines pending our determination of whether we have jurisdiction over this appeal.


Summaries of

In re J.M.E.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourth District, San Antonio
Sep 8, 2021
No. 04-21-00317-CV (Tex. App. Sep. 8, 2021)
Case details for

In re J.M.E.

Case Details

Full title:IN THE INTEREST OF J.M.E., C.J.V., T.A.W., R.A.C., AND S.S.H., CHILDREN,

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourth District, San Antonio

Date published: Sep 8, 2021

Citations

No. 04-21-00317-CV (Tex. App. Sep. 8, 2021)